Interventions for increasing the use of shared decision making by healthcare professionals
Background Shared decision making (SDM) is a process by which a healthcare choice is
made by the patient, significant others, or both with one or more healthcare professionals …
made by the patient, significant others, or both with one or more healthcare professionals …
Natural experiments: an overview of methods, approaches, and contributions to public health intervention research
Population health interventions are essential to reduce health inequalities and tackle other
public health priorities, but they are not always amenable to experimental manipulation …
public health priorities, but they are not always amenable to experimental manipulation …
The use of controls in interrupted time series studies of public health interventions
J Lopez Bernal, S Cummins… - International journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Interrupted time series analysis differs from most other intervention study designs in that it
involves a before-after comparison within a single population, rather than a comparison with …
involves a before-after comparison within a single population, rather than a comparison with …
Conducting interrupted time-series analysis for single-and multiple-group comparisons
A Linden - The Stata Journal, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article, I introduce the itsa command, which performs interrupted time-series analysis
for single-and multiple-group comparisons. In an interrupted time-series analysis, an …
for single-and multiple-group comparisons. In an interrupted time-series analysis, an …
Methodology and reporting characteristics of studies using interrupted time series design in healthcare
Abstract Background Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard
when evaluating the causal effects of healthcare interventions. When RCTs cannot be used …
when evaluating the causal effects of healthcare interventions. When RCTs cannot be used …
Two decades of mortality trends among patients with severe sepsis: a comparative meta-analysis
EK Stevenson, AR Rubenstein, GT Radin… - Critical care …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Trends in severe sepsis mortality derived from administrative data may be
biased by changing International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical …
biased by changing International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical …
Use of interrupted time series methods in the evaluation of health system quality improvement interventions: a methodological systematic review
Background When randomisation is not possible, interrupted time series (ITS) design has
increasingly been advocated as a more robust design to evaluating health system quality …
increasingly been advocated as a more robust design to evaluating health system quality …
Comparative efficacy of interventions to promote hand hygiene in hospital: systematic review and network meta-analysis
N Luangasanatip, M Hongsuwan, D Limmathurotsakul… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Objective To evaluate the relative efficacy of the World Health Organization 2005 campaign
(WHO-5) and other interventions to promote hand hygiene among healthcare workers in …
(WHO-5) and other interventions to promote hand hygiene among healthcare workers in …
Non‐medical prescribing versus medical prescribing for acute and chronic disease management in primary and secondary care
Background A range of health workforce strategies are needed to address health service
demands in low‐, middle‐and high‐income countries. Non‐medical prescribing involves …
demands in low‐, middle‐and high‐income countries. Non‐medical prescribing involves …
Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes
A Giguère, HTV Zomahoun… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Printed educational materials are widely used dissemination strategies to
improve the quality of healthcare professionals' practice and patient health outcomes …
improve the quality of healthcare professionals' practice and patient health outcomes …