International Literature
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“Nothing about me without me”: An interpretative review of patient accessible electronic health records
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-30 12:09:09.572
The authors undertook a systematic review of reviews of the impact of giving patients record access from both a patient…
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Community representation in hospital decision making: A literature review (Australia)
originally posted by WM Admin on 2015-02-10 08:18:05.382 and updated 2015-06-29 13:37:19.929
The author undertook an analysis of Australian literature that describes the barriers and enablers to community representation in hospital governance.…
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Evaluation of the effect of nurse education on patient-reported foot checks and foot care behaviour of people with diabetes receiving haemodialysis (UK)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-29 11:48:45.663
In this UK study, the authors investigated whether a programme of nurse education, implemented in four National Health Service dialysis…
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Healthcare interventions to promote and assist tobacco cessation: A review of efficacy, effectiveness and affordability for use in national guideline development
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-29 11:41:39.949
"This paper provides a concise review of the efficacy, effectiveness and affordability of healthcare interventions to promote and assist tobacco…
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Nutrition therapy in critically ill patients- a review of current evidence for clinicians
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-29 10:43:57.048
"Nutrition has the potential to positively impact patient outcomes, is relatively inexpensive compared to other commonly used treatments, and is…
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The correlates of chronic disease-related health literacy and its components among men: A systematic review
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-29 10:15:13.716
This study investigated the correlates of men’s health literacy and its components about major lifestyle-related diseases, namely ischaemic heart disease…
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How do you know which health care effectiveness research you can trust? A guide to study design for the perplexed
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-26 15:07:25.662
"This article focuses on a fundamental question: which types of health care studies are most trustworthy? That is, which study…
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of adding pharmacists to primary care teams to reduce cardiovascular risk in patients with Type 2 diabetes: Results from a randomized controlled trial (Canada)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-26 12:17:27.35
The authors report that "adding pharmacists to primary care teams significantly improved blood pressure control and reduced predicted 10–year cardiovascular…
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Exercise rehabilitation following intensive care unit discharge for recovery from critical illness (Cochrane review)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-26 11:22:04.153
In this Cochrane review, the authors investigated "... the effectiveness of exercise rehabilitation programmes, initiated after ICU discharge, for functional…
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Medical day hospital care for older people versus alternative forms of care (Cochrane review)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-26 10:01:53.441
"Medical day hospitals provide multidisciplinary health services to older people in one location". In this Cochrane review, the authors investigated…
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The smoking population in the USA and EU is softening not hardening
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-26 09:36:48.241
"It has been argued that as smoking prevalence declines in countries, the smokers that remain include higher proportions of those…
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Evidence-based guidelines for pressure ulcer management at the end of life
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-26 09:24:24.763
"This article discusses patient and risk assessment, prevention and care for pressure ulcers for the palliative care patient and the…
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High performing hospitals: A qualitative systematic review of associated factors and practical strategies for improvement
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-25 10:25:09.318
The objective of this study was to undertake a systematic review of qualitative literature to identify methods used to identify…
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Factors influencing deprescribing habits among geriatricians (Australia)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-24 16:30:05.829
In this exploratory analysis, an anonymised electronic survey was disseminated to all members of an international geriatric society/local advanced trainee…
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Supplement in the journal Tobacco Control focuses on the economics of tobacco control (free access)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-24 10:56:49.284
Tobacco Control, 24 (Suppl.3) focuses on the economics of tobacco control, presenting evidence from the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Policy…
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eHealth2015 – Health informatics meets eHealth (conference proceedings)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-23 14:54:59.162
This open access book "presents the proceedings of the 9th scientific eHealth conference, the eHealth Summit Austria, held in Vienna,…
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Improving support for heart failure patients: A systematic review to understand patients' perspectives on self-care
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-23 13:33:59.741
In this systematic review, the authors aimed to develop "... patient-focussed recommendations to enhance support of heart failure self-care by…
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Emergency department clinical redesign, team-based care and improvements in hospital performance (Australia)
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-22 12:53:08.637
The authors describe the impact of an emergency department (ED) clinical redesign project that involved team-based care and early senior…
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Interruptions and medication administration in critical care
posted by WM Admin on 2015-06-22 11:16:06.788
In this literature review, the authors investigate literature on the impact that interruptions have during medication administration within the paediatric…
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An exploratory analysis of the smoking and physical activity outcomes from a pilot randomised controlled trial of an exercise assisted reduction to stop smoking intervention in disadvantaged groups (UK)
originally posted by WM Admin on 2015-05-14 14:36:27.466 and updated 2015-06-19 13:28:27.895
In this pilot randomised trial, the authors found that "a smoking reduction intervention for economically disadvantaged smokers which involved personal…
