Care pathways are used increasingly worldwide to organize patient care. However, different
views exist about their effectiveness. One of the reasons for this is that pathways are …

Background Care pathways have become a popular tool to enhance the quality of care by
improving patient outcomes, promoting patient safety, increasing patient satisfaction, and …

Abstract Background Clinical pathways (CPs) are used to improve the outcomes of acute
stroke, but their use in stroke care is questionable, because the evidence on their …

Purpose Current in-hospital management of exacerbations of COPD is suboptimal, and
patient outcomes are poor. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate whether …

Background Primary health care is essential for an appropriate management of heart failure
(HF), a disease which is a major clinical and public health issue and a leading cause of …

Background The capacity for health systems to support the translation of research in to
clinical practice may be limited. The cluster randomised controlled trial (cluster RCT) design …

Introduction This research project sets out to design an integrated disease management
model for patients with COPD who were referred to a secondary care setting and who …

Heart failure (HF) patients tend to have multiple comorbidities resulting in complex therapy
regimens and medication adherence issues. Nevertheless, the evidence of pharmacists' …

Purpose Substantial gaps exist between clinical practice and evidence-based cancer care,
potentially leading to adverse clinical outcomes and decreased quality of life for cancer …

Background Cluster randomized trials are increasingly being used in healthcare evaluation
to show the effectiveness of a specific intervention. Care pathways (CPs) are becoming a …