[PDF][PDF] COPDX: an update of guidelines for the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with a review of recent evidence.

MJ Abramson, AJ Crockett, PA Frith… - Medical journal of …, 2006 - mja.com.au
Long-acting β2 agonists are an effective and convenient treatment for chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), but do not significantly improve lung function.• The long-acting …

Clinical assessment, staging, and epidemiology of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations

J Vestbo - Proceedings of the American Thoracic Society, 2006 - atsjournals.org
Patients presenting with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
are initially assessed to ensure that a proper diagnosis has been made and that relevant …

Acute hospital care for frail older people

SG Parker, R Fadayevatan, SD Lee - Age and Ageing, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Community-based alternatives can provide safe and effective ways of managing the
demand for inpatient hospital care for older people [1–3]. Patients and carers prefer home …

[PDF][PDF] Outpatient services and primary care. A scoping review of research into strategies for improving outpatient effectiveness and efficiency

M Roland, R McDonald, B Sibbald, M Fotaki… - 2006 - research.manchester.ac.uk
Background A key government objective in NHS reform is to reduce waiting times for
specialist care. Broadly speaking there are two strategic approaches to achieving this …

A mixed method study to compare use and experience of hospital care and a nurse-led acute respiratory assessment service offering home care to people with an …

I Schofield, C Knussen, D Tolson - International journal of nursing studies, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Over the past 10 years hospital at home schemes for the treatment of an
acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease have proliferated throughout …

[PDF][PDF] Making the shift: key success factors

D Singh - Health Services Management Centre, University of …, 2006 - Citeseer
This document constitutes a rapid review of key success factors to help the NHS make the
shift in care of long term conditions from the traditional hospital setting to community-based …

Knowledge transfer and utilization: implications for home healthcare pain management

T Bucknall - Journal for Healthcare Quality, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Implementation of research evidence into clinical practice is a complex and dynamic
process that has become the subject of investigation in the field of “translation science” or …

COPDX: an update of guidelines for the management obstructive pulmonary disease with a review of recent evidence

M Abramson, A Crockett, P Frith, C McDonald - 2006 - hekyll.services.adelaide.edu.au
• Long-acting β2 agonists are an effective and convenient treatment for chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease (COPD), but do not significantly improve lung function.• The long-acting …