Literature
The Knowledge Library describes primarily New Zealand based research on quality and innovation in the health sector from the year 2000 onwards.
Current areas of focus include: clinical leadership; improvement methods; productivity (focusing initially on hospitals and shorter stays in emergency departments); health targets (including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer), and oral health.
There are also a selection of abstracts from the international literature that have applicability to health system improvement activities in New Zealand.
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| NZ Literature Abstracts | 43 | View all |
| Research Studies | 0 | View all |
| Researchers | 0 | View all |
| International Literature | 26 | View all |
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International Literature
Pharmacist and general practitioner ambivalence about providing written medicine information to patients—A qualitative study (Australia)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 9 Apr 2013
The authors note that patients' want written medicine information, however patients report that it is often not supplied. This qualitative…
International Literature
Smokers know little of their increased surgical risks and may quit on surgical advice (Australia)
posted by HIIRC Admin on 18 Feb 2013
The authors surveyed elective patients (on the day of surgery) who reported being a smoker at the time of wait-list…
NZ Literature Abstract
Literature review of health literacy education, training tools and resources for health providers
posted by HIIRC Admin on 12 Apr 2013
Published 2013. Author: Workbase.
[Auckland]: Workbase
NZ Literature Abstract
Antenatal, labour, and delivery care for Māori: Experiences, location within a lifecourse approach, and knowledge gaps
posted by HIIRC Admin on 7 Feb 2013
Published 2013. Authors: Mihi Ratima, Sue Crengle.
Pimatisiwin: A Journal of Aboriginal and Indigenous Community Health, 10(3), 353-366
Popular
NZ Literature Abstracts
- Community Cancer Support Services Pilot Project evaluation
- Literature review of health literacy education, training tools and resources for health providers
- Does Your Heart Forecast help practitioner understanding and confidence with cardiovascular disease risk communication?
- Assessing the capacity of New Zealand health promoters to develop programs that meet the health literacy needs of both consumers and government
- Health Literacy and Medication Safety: Environmental scan of tools, resources, systems, repositories, processes and personnel. Report to the Health Quality & Safety Commission from the New Zealand Guidelines Group
International Literature
- Effect of lifestyle intervention for people with diabetes or prediabetes in real-world primary care: Propensity score analysis (Netherlands)
- Reduction in hospital reattendance due to improved preoperative patient education following hemorrhoidectomy (UK)
- Why does patient activation matter? An examination of the relationships between patient activation and health-related outcomes (USA)
- Alive and clicking: Information that benefits all (UK)
- Effectiveness of a diabetes education and self management programme (DESMOND) for people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus: Three year follow-up of a cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care (UK)