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Displaying 1–20 of 26 International Literature in Improvement & Innovation
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…
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…
posted by HIIRC Admin on 23 Jan 2013
This case study explores the use of information by nurses making decisions in clinically uncertain situations, focusing on enteral feeding…
posted by HIIRC Admin on 16 Jan 2013
The authors note that, while research focusing upon cancer suggests that late diagnosis leads to increased morbidity and mortality, the…
posted by HIIRC Admin on 27 Nov 2012
This systematic review investigated the effectiveness of evidence-based practice training programmes and their components for allied health professionals. The authors…
posted by HIIRC Admin on 27 Sep 2012
This systematic review investigated the evidence on culturally competent interventions tailored to the needs of people with diabetes from ethnic…
posted by HIIRC Admin on 24 Sep 2012
In this study, posters detailing standards required for five high impact interventions were displayed in patients’ rooms and poster effectiveness…
posted by HIIRC Admin on 17 Jul 2012
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the perspectives of practice nurses in their role of communicating cardiovascular…
posted by HIIRC Admin on 27 Jun 2012
This evaluation report presents the initial results of local pilot cancer symptom awareness campaigns run in 2010/11 in England to…
posted by HIIRC Admin on 26 Jun 2012
This qualitative study investigated access to, and use of, digital information and communication technologies (ICTs) by Australians from lower income…
posted by HIIRC Admin on 6 Jun 2012
This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of interventions used in primary care to improve health literacy for change in smoking,…
posted by Research Admin on 21 May 2012
This paper, published by the NHS Confederation, explores the potential for using and sharing information in the NHS. It looks…
posted by Research Admin on 10 May 2012
This retrospective, comparative study in the UK investigated the impact of improving patient information in the setting of day-case hemorrhoidectomy…
posted by Research Admin on 29 Apr 2012
The objective of this study, reported in the British Medical Journal, was to measure whether the benefits of a single…
posted by Research Admin on 22 Feb 2012
There is a growing awareness that patients should be more active and effective managers of their health and health care.…
posted by Research Admin on 15 Feb 2012
The authors investigated the impact of internet chemotherapy information (ICI) on patient care and analysed health professionals’ (HPs’) attitudes towards…
posted by Research Admin on 16 Jan 2012
The Australian Home Medicines Review (HMR) is a free consumer service to assist individuals living at home to maximise the…
posted by Research Admin on 6 Dec 2011
This Dutch study of 3236 diabetes patients examines incentives and barriers to attending diabetic retinopathy (DR) screening. The study found…
posted by Research Admin on 4 Nov 2011
This report presents the results of the third and final wave of a three-wave tracking study commissioned by the UK…
posted by Research Admin on 4 Nov 2011
The aim of this Dutch cross-sectional study was to explore which quality indicators different subgroups of patients find important when…