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The OFF theory of research utilizationAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Health Services Research Centre, Informed Choice Research Department, PO Box 7004, St. Olavs plass, Oslo, Norway
J Clin Epidemiol 58:113-6; discussion 117-20. 2005- Tailored implementation for chronic diseases (TICD): A project protocolMichel Wensing
Scientific Institute for Quality of Healthcare, Nijmegen, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Implement Sci 6:103. 2011..abstract:.. - Translating research into policy: lessons learned from eclampsia treatment and malaria control in three southern African countriesGodfrey Woelk
Department of Community Medicine, University of Zimbabwe, PO Box A178 Avondale, Harare, Zimbabwe
Health Res Policy Syst 7:31. 2009.... - Rational Prescribing in Primary Care (RaPP-trial). A randomised trial of a tailored intervention to improve prescribing of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering drugs in general practice [ISRCTN48751230]Atle Fretheim
Department of Health Services Research, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, N 0031 Oslo, Norway
BMC Health Serv Res 3:5. 2003.... - The potential savings of using thiazides as the first choice antihypertensive drug: cost-minimisation analysisAtle Fretheim
Department of Health Services Research, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, N 0031 Oslo, Norway
BMC Health Serv Res 3:18. 2003..Despite this, the use of thiazides is much lower than that of other drug-classes. We wanted to estimate the potential for savings if thiazides were used as the first choice drug for the management of uncomplicated hypertension... - Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations II: pilot study of a new systemDavid Atkins
Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Rd Rokville, MD 20852, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 5:25. 2005..The GRADE Working Group has developed an approach that addresses key shortcomings in these systems. The aim of this study was to pilot test and further develop the GRADE approach to grading evidence and recommendations... - Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations I: critical appraisal of existing approaches The GRADE Working GroupDavid Atkins
Center for Practice and Technology Assessment, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Rd Rockville, MD 20852, USA
BMC Health Serv Res 4:38. 2004.... - A surrealistic mega-analysis of redisorganization theoriesAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Centre for Health Services Research, Pb 7004, St Olavs Plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway
J R Soc Med 98:563-8. 2005..We are sick and tired of being redisorganized... - Use of evidence in WHO recommendationsAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, PO Box 7004, St Olavs Plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway
Lancet 369:1883-9. 2007..We examined the use of evidence, particularly evidence of effects, in recommendations developed by WHO departments... - A televised, web-based randomised trial of an herbal remedy (valerian) for insomniaAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
PLoS ONE 2:e1040. 2007..Valerian is an herbal over-the-counter drug that is widely used for insomnia. Systematic reviews have found inconsistent and inconclusive results about its effects... - SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 16: Using research evidence in balancing the pros and cons of policiesAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway
Health Res Policy Syst 7:S16. 2009..How confident can policymakers and others be in the estimated impacts? 5. Is a formal economic model likely to facilitate decision making?.. - SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 1: What is evidence-informed policymaking?Andrew D Oxman
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway
Health Res Policy Syst 7:S1. 2009..Evidence-informed policymaking helps policymakers gain an understanding of these processes... - SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 10: Taking equity into consideration when assessing the findings of a systematic reviewAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway
Health Res Policy Syst 7:S10. 2009..Are there important considerations that should be made when implementing the option in order to ensure that inequities are reduced, if possible, and that they are not increased?.. - SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 12: Finding and using research evidence about resource use and costsAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway
Health Res Policy Syst 7:S12. 2009..What evidence is there for important impacts on resource use? 3. How confident is it possible to be in the evidence for impacts on resource use? 4. Have the impacts on resource use been valued appropriately in terms of their true costs?.. - Can paying for results help to achieve the Millennium Development Goals? A critical review of selected evaluations of results-based financingAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
J Evid Based Med 2:184-95. 2009..RBF is being promoted for helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)... - SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 15: Engaging the public in evidence-informed policymakingAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway
Health Res Policy Syst 7:S15. 2009..What strategies can be used when working with civil society groups to inform and engage them in policy development and implementation? 3. What methods can be used to involve consumers in policy development and implementation?.. - Can paying for results help to achieve the Millennium Development Goals? Overview of the effectiveness of results-based financingAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
J Evid Based Med 2:70-83. 2009..Results-based financing is widely advocated for achieving health goals, including the Millennium Development Goals... - SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 17: Dealing with insufficient research evidenceAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway
Health Res Policy Syst 7:S17. 2009..Has inconclusive evidence been misinterpreted as evidence of no effect? 3. Is it possible to be confident about a decision despite a lack of evidence? 4. Is the option potentially harmful, ineffective or not worth the cost?.. - SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 2: Improving how your organisation supports the use of research evidence to inform policymakingAndrew D Oxman
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway
Health Res Policy Syst 7:S2. 2009..What strategies should be used to ensure the use of systematic and transparent methods for accessing, appraising and using research evidence? 5. What strategies should be used to ensure adequate capacity to employ these methods?.. - A field guide to expertsAndrew D Oxman
Informed Choice Research Department, Norwegian Health Services Research Centre, PO Box 0130, Oslo, Norway
BMJ 329:1460-3. 2004 - The effect of how outcomes are framed on decisions about whether to take antihypertensive medication: a randomized trialCheryl L L Carling
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
PLoS ONE 5:e9469. 2010.... - Rational prescribing in primary care (RaPP): a cluster randomized trial of a tailored interventionAtle Fretheim
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services, Oslo, Norway
PLoS Med 3:e134. 2006..We evaluated the effects of a tailored intervention to support the implementation of systematically developed guidelines for the use of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering drugs for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease... - Rational prescribing in primary care (RaPP): economic evaluation of an intervention to improve professional practiceAtle Fretheim
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services, Oslo, Norway
PLoS Med 3:e216. 2006..The increased use of thiazides was not expected to have an impact on health outcomes... - The effect of alternative graphical displays used to present the benefits of antibiotics for sore throat on decisions about whether to seek treatment: a randomized trialCheryl L L Carling
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
PLoS Med 6:e1000140. 2009..Our objective was to determine which display resulted in choices most consistent with participants' values... - How should the impact of different presentations of treatment effects on patient choice be evaluated? A pilot randomized trialCheryl Carling
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
PLoS ONE 3:e3693. 2008..However, previous studies have not evaluated which presentations best help people make decisions that are consistent with their own values. We undertook a pilot study to compare different methods for doing this... - Summary-of-findings tables in Cochrane reviews improved understanding and rapid retrieval of key informationSarah E Rosenbaum
Department of Communication, Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
J Clin Epidemiol 63:620-6. 2010..To measure the effects of a summary-of-findings (SoF) table on user satisfaction, understanding, and time spent finding key results in a Cochrane review... - The effects of mandatory prescribing of thiazides for newly treated, uncomplicated hypertension: interrupted time-series analysisAtle Fretheim
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
PLoS Med 4:e232. 2007..The objective of the new regulation was to reduce drug expenditures... - Translating research into policy and practice in developing countries: a case study of magnesium sulphate for pre-eclampsiaMorten Aaserud
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services, Box 7004 St Olavs Plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway
BMC Health Serv Res 5:68. 2005..The objective of this study was to examine the factors that might affect the translation of randomised controlled trial (RCT) findings into policies and practice in developing countries... - International variation in prescribing antihypertensive drugs: its extent and possible explanationsAtle Fretheim
Informed Choice Research Department, Norwegian Health Services Research Centre, P O Box 7004, St Olavs Plass, Oslo, Norway
BMC Health Serv Res 5:21. 2005..We wanted to describe prescribing patterns of antihypertensive drugs in ten countries and explore possible reasons for inter-country variation... - Evidence summaries tailored to health policy-makers in low- and middle-income countriesSarah E Rosenbaum
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Boks, St Olavs Plass, Oslo, Norway
Bull World Health Organ 89:54-61. 2011..To describe how the SUPPORT collaboration developed a short summary format for presenting the results of systematic reviews to policy-makers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)... - A pragmatic randomised trial of stretching before and after physical activity to prevent injury and sorenessGro Jamtvedt
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services, Oslo, Norway
Br J Sports Med 44:1002-9. 2010..To determine the effects of stretching before and after physical activity on risks of injury and soreness in a community population... - SUPPORT Tools for Evidence-informed policymaking in health 6: Using research evidence to address how an option will be implementedAtle Fretheim
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway Section for International Health, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
Health Res Policy Syst 7:S6. 2009..What strategies should be considered in planning the implementation of a new policy in order to facilitate the necessary systems changes?.. - Summaries of findings, descriptions of interventions, and information about adverse effects would make reviews more informativeClaire Glenton
Norwegian Health Services Research Centre, Pb 7004 St Olavs Plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway
J Clin Epidemiol 59:770-8. 2006..To describe challenges when extracting and presenting relevant, consistent, and accessible information from systematic reviews... - Computer-generated patient education materials: do they affect professional practice? A systematic reviewShaun P Treweek
Department of Health Services Research, Oslo, Norway
J Am Med Inform Assoc 9:346-58. 2002..Future work should involve well-defined interventions that can be clearly evaluated in terms of effect and cost... - Randomisation to protect against selection bias in healthcare trialsJan Odgaard-Jensen
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, PO Box 7004, St Olavs Plass, Oslo, Norway, N 0130
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 4:MR000012. 2011..Differences due to chance will still occur and these are minimised by randomising a sufficiently large number of people... - User testing and stakeholder feedback contributed to the development of understandable and useful Summary of Findings tables for Cochrane reviewsSarah E Rosenbaum
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, St Olavs Plass, Oslo, Norway
J Clin Epidemiol 63:607-19. 2010..To develop a Summary of Findings (SoF) table for use in Cochrane reviews that is understandable and useful for health professionals, acceptable to Cochrane Collaboration stakeholders, and feasible to implement... - SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 8: Deciding how much confidence to place in a systematic reviewSimon Lewin
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council of South Africa
Health Res Policy Syst 7:S8. 2009..Was the search for relevant studies detailed and reasonably comprehensive? 4. Were assessments of the studies' relevance to the review topic and of their risk of bias reproducible? 5. Were the results similar from study to study?.. - SUPPORT Tools for Evidence-informed policymaking in health 18: Planning monitoring and evaluation of policiesAtle Fretheim
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway Section for International Health, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
Health Res Policy Syst 7:S18. 2009..These are: 1. Is monitoring necessary? 2. What should be measured? 3. Should an impact evaluation be conducted? 4. How should the impact evaluation be done?.. - SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed Policymaking in health 11: Finding and using evidence about local conditionsSimon Lewin
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, N 0130 Oslo, Norway Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council of South Africa
Health Res Policy Syst 7:S11. 2009..How should the quality of the available local evidence be assessed? 4. Are there important variations in the availability, quality or results of local evidence? 5. How should local evidence be incorporated with other information?.. - Does telling people what they have been doing change what they do? A systematic review of the effects of audit and feedbackGro Jamtvedt
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
Qual Saf Health Care 15:433-6. 2006..Many people advocate audit and feedback as a strategy for improving professional practice. The main results of an update of a Cochrane review on the effects of audit and feedback are reported... - Portals to Wonderland: health portals lead to confusing information about the effects of health careClaire Glenton
Informed Choice Research Department, Norwegian Health Services Research Centre, Pb 7004 St Olavs Plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway
BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 5:7. 2005..The objective of this study is to assess the extent to which government-run health portals provide access to relevant, valid and understandable information about the effects of health care... - The effect of alternative summary statistics for communicating risk reduction on decisions about taking statins: a randomized trialCheryl L L Carling
Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, Oslo, Norway
PLoS Med 6:e1000134. 2009.... - Improving prescribing of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering drugs: a method for identifying and addressing barriers to changeAtle Fretheim
Informed Choice Research Department, Norwegian Health Services Research Centre, P, O, Box 7004, St, Olavs plass, Oslo, Norway
BMC Health Serv Res 4:23. 2004..We also report the results of a post hoc exercise and survey we carried out to evaluate our approach for identifying barriers and tailoring interventions... - Active sick leave for patients with back pain: all the players onside, but still no actionInger B Scheel
Health Services Research Unit, National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 27:654-9. 2002..Semistructured interviews, group discussions, and a mailed survey... - Process evaluation of a cluster randomized trial of tailored interventions to implement guidelines in primary care--why is it so hard to change practice?Signe Flottorp
Department of Health Services Research, Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, PO Box 8054 Dep, N 0031 Oslo, Norway
Fam Pract 20:333-9. 2003..There was great variation between the practices in the change in these outcomes... - GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendationsGordon H Guyatt
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
BMJ 336:924-6. 2008 - [Guidelines for pharmacological primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases--who should be treated?]Atle Fretheim
Brannstasjonen legesenter Arendalsvei 26a 4898 Grimstad
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 122:2277-81. 2002..We have used systematic and explicit methods in the development of a new set of recommendations. This is the first of three articles describing these guidelines... - What is "quality of evidence" and why is it important to clinicians?Gordon H Guyatt
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
BMJ 336:995-8. 2008 - Transparent development of the WHO rapid advice guidelinesHolger J Schunemann
Italian National Cancer Institute Regina Elena, Department of Epidemiology, Rome, Italy
PLoS Med 4:e119. 2007..The process could be improved by shortening the time required to commission evidence profiles. Further development is needed to facilitate stakeholder involvement, and evaluate and ensure the guideline's usefulness... - [Which antihypertensive drugs should be used in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?]Atle Fretheim
Brannstasjonen legesenter Arendalsvei 26a 4898 Grimstad
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 122:2283-6. 2002..We have used systematic and explicit methods in the development of a new set of recommendations. This is the second of three articles describing these guidelines... - Going from evidence to recommendationsGordon H Guyatt
CLARITY Research Group, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
BMJ 336:1049-51. 2008 - Symbols were superior to numbers for presenting strength of recommendations to health care consumers: a randomized trialElie A Akl
Department of Medicine, University at Buffalo, NY, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 60:1298-305. 2007..To compare health care consumers' understanding, evaluations, and preferences for symbols vs. numbers and letters for the representation of strength of recommendations (SOR) and quality of evidence (QOE)... - [Which cholesterol-lowering drugs should be used in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease?]Atle Fretheim
Brannstasjonen legesenter Arendalsvei 26a 4898 Grimstad
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 122:2287-8. 2002..We have used systematic and explicit methods in developing a new set of recommendations. This is the last of three articles describing these guidelines... - Incorporating considerations of resources use into grading recommendationsGordon H Guyatt
Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
BMJ 336:1170-3. 2008 - The relation between methods and recommendations in clinical practice guidelines for hypertension and hyperlipidemiaAtle Fretheim
Department of Health Services Research, Norwegian Directorate for Health Social Welfare, PO Box 8054 Dep, N 0031 Oslo, Norway
J Fam Pract 51:963-8. 2002..To assess the association between methods used to develop clinical practice guidelines and the recommendations that are made... - Identifying barriers and tailoring interventions to improve the management of urinary tract infections and sore throat: a pragmatic study using qualitative methodsSigne Flottorp
Department of Health Services Research, Directorate for Health and Social Affairs, PO Box 8054 Dep, 0031 Oslo, Norway
BMC Health Serv Res 3:3. 2003..The aim of this study was to identify barriers to implementing evidence-based guidelines for urinary tract infection and sore throat in general practice in Norway, and to tailor interventions to address these barriers... - Letters, numbers, symbols and words: how to communicate grades of evidence and recommendationsHolger J Schunemann
Department of Medicine, University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
CMAJ 169:677-80. 2003..Before promoting the use of specific symbols, numbers, letters or words, the extent to which the intended message is comprehended should be evaluated... - Supporting the delivery of cost-effective interventions in primary health-care systems in low-income and middle-income countries: an overview of systematic reviewsSimon Lewin
Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
Lancet 372:928-39. 2008..The evidence base needs urgently to be strengthened, synthesised, and taken into account in policy and practice, particularly for the benefit of those who have been excluded from the health care advances of recent decades... - Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendationsDavid Atkins
BMJ 328:1490. 2004..Our system for guiding these complex judgments balances the need for simplicity with the need for full and transparent consideration of all important issues... - WHO Rapid Advice Guidelines for pharmacological management of sporadic human infection with avian influenza A (H5N1) virusHolger J Schunemann
Italian National Cancer Institute Regina Elena, INFORMA Unit, Department of Epidemiology, Istituto Regina Elena, Rome, Italy
Lancet Infect Dis 7:21-31. 2007..Emergence of other novel influenza A viral subtypes with pandemic potential, or changes in the pathogenicity of H5N1 virus strains, will require an update of these guidelines and WHO will be monitoring this closely...