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When is informed consent required in cluster randomized trials in health research?Andrew D McRae
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A5C1, Canada
Trials 12:202. 2011..Fifth, while health professionals may have a moral obligation to participate as subjects in research, this does not diminish the necessity of informed consent to study participation...
Who is the research subject in cluster randomized trials in health research?Andrew D McRae
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Trials 12:183. 2011..Individuals who are indirectly affected by CRT study interventions, including patients of healthcare providers participating in knowledge translation CRTs, are not human research subjects unless at least one of these conditions is met...
Does clinical equipoise apply to cluster randomized trials in health research?Ariella Binik
Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B8, Canada
Trials 12:118. 2011..Finally, clinical equipoise provides research ethics committees with formal and procedural guidelines that form an important part of the assessment of the benefits and harms of CRTs in health research...
Ethical issues posed by cluster randomized trials in health researchCharles Weijer
Rotman Institute of Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5B8, Canada
Trials 12:100. 2011..Our hope is that these papers will serve as the basis for the creation of international ethical guidelines for the design and conduct of cluster randomized trials...
Ethical and policy issues in cluster randomized trials: rationale and design of a mixed methods research studyMonica Taljaard
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital, 1053 Carling Avenue, Civic Campus, C409, Ottawa, ON K1Y4E9, Canada
Trials 10:61. 2009....
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:..
Applying psychological theories to evidence-based clinical practice: identifying factors predictive of lumbar spine x-ray for low back pain in UK primary care practiceJeremy M Grimshaw
Clinical Epidemiology Programme, Ottawa Health Research Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, 1053 Carling Avenue, Administration Building Room 2 017, Ottawa, K1Y 4E9, Canada
Implement Sci 6:55. 2011....
Developing and evaluating interventions to reduce inappropriate prescribing by general practitioners of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections: A randomised controlled trial to compare paper-based and web-based modelling experimentsShaun Treweek
Quality, Safety and Informatics Research Group, University of Dundee, Kirsty Semple Way, Dundee, UK
Implement Sci 6:16. 2011..They do this by delivering key elements of the intervention in a simulation that approximates clinical practice by, for example, presenting general practitioners (GPs) with a clinical scenario about making a treatment decision...
Strengthening evaluation and implementation by specifying components of behaviour change interventions: a study protocolSusan Michie
Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, London, UK
Implement Sci 6:10. 2011..We aim to develop a reliable method of specifying intervention components ('techniques') aimed at changing behaviour...
Specifying and reporting complex behaviour change interventions: the need for a scientific methodSusan Michie
Centre for Outcomes Research and Effectiveness, Department of Clinical, Educational and Health Psychology, University College London, 1 19 Torrington Place, London, WC1E 7HB, UK
Implement Sci 4:40. 2009..Implementation Science is introducing a policy of initially encouraging and subsequently requiring the scientific reporting of complex behaviour change interventions...
The translation research in a dental setting (TRiaDS) programme protocolJan E Clarkson
Dental Health Services and Research Unit, University of Dundee, Mackenzie Building, Kirsty Semple Way, Dundee, DD2 4BF, UK
Implement Sci 5:57. 2010....
Electronic search strategies to identify reports of cluster randomized trials in MEDLINE: low precision will improve with adherence to reporting standardsMonica Taljaard
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa, Canada
BMC Med Res Methodol 10:15. 2010....
Understanding the implementation of complex interventions in health care: the normalization process modelCarl May
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AA, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 7:148. 2007..It offers a framework for process evaluation and also for comparative studies of complex interventions. It focuses on the factors that promote or inhibit the routine embedding of complex interventions in health care practice...
Methods underpinning national clinical guidelines for hypertension: describing the evidence shortfallFiona Campbell
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Centre for Health Services Research, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AA, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 6:47. 2006..To be useful, clinical practice guidelines need to be evidence based; otherwise they will not achieve the validity, reliability and credibility required for implementation...
PRIME--PRocess modelling in ImpleMEntation research: selecting a theoretical basis for interventions to change clinical practiceAnne E Walker
Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 3:22. 2003....
The development of a theory-based intervention to promote appropriate disclosure of a diagnosis of dementiaRobbie Foy
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 7:207. 2007..We set out to develop an intervention to promote appropriate disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia based on theoretical and empirical work...
Developing the content of two behavioural interventions: using theory-based interventions to promote GP management of upper respiratory tract infection without prescribing antibiotics #1Susan Hrisos
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 8:11. 2008..The purpose of this study was to design two theoretically-based interventions to promote the management of upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) without prescribing antibiotics...
An intervention modelling experiment to change GPs' intentions to implement evidence-based practice: using theory-based interventions to promote GP management of upper respiratory tract infection without prescribing antibiotics #2Susan Hrisos
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 8:10. 2008....
Capability and dependency in the Newcastle 85+ cohort study. Projections of future care needsCarol Jagger
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL UK
BMC Geriatr 11:21. 2011..Little is known of the capabilities of the oldest old, the fastest growing age group in the population. We aimed to estimate capability and dependency in a cohort of 85 year olds and to project future demand for care...
The Newcastle 85+ study: biological, clinical and psychosocial factors associated with healthy ageing: study protocolJoanna Collerton
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
BMC Geriatr 7:14. 2007....
Instrument development, data collection, and characteristics of practices, staff, and measures in the Improving Quality of Care in Diabetes (iQuaD) StudyMartin P Eccles
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley Clark building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK
Implement Sci 6:61. 2011....
Requirements for ethics committee review for studies submitted to Implementation ScienceMartin P Eccles
Institute of Health and Society, Baddiley Clark building, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK
Implement Sci 6:32. 2011....
An implementation research agendaMartin P Eccles
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Implement Sci 4:18. 2009..This editorial presents the summary of the CERAG report and recommendations...
Improving the delivery of care for patients with diabetes through understanding optimised team work and organisation in primary careMartin P Eccles
Institute of Health and Society, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AA, UK
Implement Sci 4:22. 2009..STUDY REGISTRATION: UKCRN ref:DRN120 (ICPD)...
A systematic review of the effectiveness of interventions to improve post-fracture investigation and management of patients at risk of osteoporosisElizabeth A Little
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley Clark building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK
Implement Sci 5:80. 2010..Effective interventions are required to remedy this incongruity in current practice...
Improving professional practice in the disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia: a modeling experiment to evaluate a theory-based interventionMartin P Eccles
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Int J Behav Med 16:377-87. 2009..Among health professionals, there is wide variation in the practice of disclosing a diagnosis of dementia to patients...
Can the collective intentions of individual professionals within healthcare teams predict the team's performance: developing methods and theoryMartin P Eccles
Institute of Health and Society, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AA, UK
Implement Sci 4:24. 2009..This is not simply a methodological point, but a necessary step in advancing the theoretical and practical understanding of the processes that lead to implementation of clinical behaviours within healthcare teams...
Effect of computerised evidence based guidelines on management of asthma and angina in adults in primary care: cluster randomised controlled trialMartin Eccles
Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA, UK
BMJ 325:941. 2002..To evaluate the use of a computerised support system for decision making for implementing evidence based clinical guidelines for the management of asthma and angina in adults in primary care...
Are postal questionnaire surveys of reported activity valid? An exploration using general practitioner management of hypertension in older peopleM Eccles
Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Br J Gen Pract 49:35-8. 1999..Postal questionnaire surveys are commonly used in general practice and often ask about self-reported activity. The validity of this approach is unknown...
Effect of audit and feedback, and reminder messages on primary-care radiology referrals: a randomised trialM Eccles
Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AA, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Lancet 357:1406-9. 2001..We aimed to assess two methods of reducing GP requests for radiological tests in accordance with the UK Royal College of Radiologists' guidelines on lumbar spine and knee radiographs...
A randomised controlled trial of a patient based Diabetes Recall and Management System: the DREAM trial: a study protocol [ISRCTN32042030]Martin Eccles
Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 2:5. 2002..METHODS: The study design is a two-armed cluster randomised controlled trial of 61 practices incorporating evaluations of the effectiveness of the system, its economic impact and its impact on patient wellbeing and functioning...
Deriving recommendations in clinical practice guidelinesM Eccles
Centre for Health Services Research, School of Health Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA, UK
Qual Saf Health Care 12:328-9. 2003
Changing the behavior of healthcare professionals: the use of theory in promoting the uptake of research findingsMartin Eccles
Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AA, UK
J Clin Epidemiol 58:107-12. 2005....
Research designs for studies evaluating the effectiveness of change and improvement strategiesM Eccles
Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Qual Saf Health Care 12:47-52. 2003..The general principle underlying the choice of evaluative design is, however, simple-those conducting such evaluations should use the most robust design possible to minimise bias and maximise generalisability...
Selecting, presenting and delivering clinical guidelines: are there any "magic bullets"?Martin P Eccles
Centre for Health Services Research, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA, UK
Med J Aust 180:S52-4. 2004....
Appropriate disclosure of a diagnosis of dementia: identifying the key behaviours of 'best practice'Jan Lecouturier
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, The Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 8:95. 2008....
Using psychological theory to understand the clinical management of type 2 diabetes in Primary Care: a comparison across two European countriesSusan Hrisos
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 9:140. 2009..The aim of this study was to identify motivational factors underlying health professional teams' clinical management of diabetes using a psychological model of human behaviour...
Updating evidence-based clinical guidelinesMartin Eccles
Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
J Health Serv Res Policy 7:98-103. 2002..There is a need for further sharing of experiences and the development of explicit methods for informing decisions on when and how to update evidence-based guidelines...
Response rates in postal surveys of healthcare professionals between 1996 and 2005: an observational studyJulia V Cook
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 9:160. 2009....
Practice based, longitudinal, qualitative interview study of computerised evidence based guidelines in primary careNikki Rousseau
Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA
BMJ 326:314. 2003..Key issues include the relevance and accuracy of messages and the flexibility to respond to other factors influencing decision making in primary care...
Factors predicting team climate, and its relationship with quality of care in general practiceTeik T Goh
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AA, UK
BMC Health Serv Res 9:138. 2009..This study aimed to explore individual and practice factors that were associated with team climate, and to explore the relationship between team climate and quality of care...
Statistical considerations in a systematic review of proxy measures of clinical behaviourHeather O Dickinson
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AA, UK
Implement Sci 5:20. 2010..The evidence about the relationship between direct and proxy methods of assessing clinical behaviour is weak...
Health and disease in 85 year olds: baseline findings from the Newcastle 85+ cohort studyJoanna Collerton
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL
BMJ 339:b4904. 2009....
Structured career pathways in academic primary careRobbie Foy
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Fam Pract 25:63-7. 2008..It is largely based upon the authors' experiences and personal reflections as medically trained researchers but many of the implications and lessons are relevant to other clinical and research disciplines...
Nutrition in advanced age: dietary assessment in the Newcastle 85+ studyA J Adamson
Human Nutrition Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Eur J Clin Nutr 63:S6-18. 2009..This paper describes a comparison of two different methods of dietary assessment within the Newcastle 85+ Study; a UK cohort study of health and ageing in the oldest old...
A comparison of computerized and pencil-and-paper tasks in assessing cognitive function in community-dwelling older people in the Newcastle 85+ Pilot StudyJoanna Collerton
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1630-5. 2007..To compare the acceptability and feasibility of computerized and pencil-and-paper tests of cognitive function in 85-year-old people...
Are there valid proxy measures of clinical behaviour? a systematic reviewSusan Hrisos
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AA, UK
Implement Sci 4:37. 2009..Further research is needed to better establish the methods of development, application, and analysis for a range of both direct and proxy measures of behaviour...
Can primary care record review facilitate earlier diagnosis of dementia?Claire Bamford
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA, UK
Fam Pract 24:108-16. 2007..There is concern over delayed diagnosis of dementia in primary care...
Tonsillectomy: a cost-effective option for childhood sore throat? Further analysis of a randomized controlled trialJanet A Wilson
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 146:122-8. 2012....
The effectiveness of strategies to change organisational culture to improve healthcare performance: a systematic reviewElena Parmelli
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley Clark building, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4AX, UK
Implement Sci 6:33. 2011..The objective of this review was to determine the effectiveness of strategies to change organisational culture in order to improve healthcare performance...
Disclosing a diagnosis of dementia: a systematic reviewClaire Bamford
Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 19:151-69. 2004..This state of knowledge seems at variance with current guidance about disclosure...
A new method of analysis enabled a better understanding of clinical practice guideline development processesTiago Moreira
Centre for Health Services Research, School of Population and Health Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4AA, UK
J Clin Epidemiol 59:1199-206. 2006..This constitutes an important framework to understand the interplay of participants and knowledge in guideline development...
The personal and health service impact of falls in 85 year olds: cross-sectional findings from the Newcastle 85+ cohort studyJoanna Collerton
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 7:e33078. 2012..We investigated the prevalence and impact of falls, and the overlap between falls, dizziness and blackouts, in a population-based sample of 85 year olds...
A patient decision aid to support shared decision-making on anti-thrombotic treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation: randomised controlled trialRichard G Thomson
Institute of Health and Society, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Qual Saf Health Care 16:216-23. 2007..To determine the efficacy of a computerised decision aid in patients with atrial fibrillation making decisions on whether to take warfarin or aspirin therapy...
Interventions to change the behaviour of health professionals and the organisation of care to promote weight reduction in overweight and obese peopleGerd Flodgren
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, 21 Claremont Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, NE2 4AA
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 3:CD000984. 2010..All of the evaluated interventions would need further investigation before it was possible to recommend them as effective strategies...
Childhood tonsillectomy: who is referred and what treatment choices are made? Baseline findings from the North of England and Scotland Study of Tonsillectomy and Adenotonsillectomy in Children (NESSTAC)Catherine Lock
Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK
Arch Dis Child 95:203-8. 2010..This resulted in a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of (adeno)tonsillectomy in children with recurrent sore throats...
The science of changing providers' behaviour: the missing link in evidence-based practiceRobert W Sanson-Fisher
Med J Aust 180:205-6. 2004
Planning and studying improvement in patient care: the use of theoretical perspectivesRichard P T M Grol
Centre for Quality of Care Research, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Milbank Q 85:93-138. 2007....
Is evidence-based implementation of evidence-based care possible?Jeremy M Grimshaw
Clinical Epidemiology Programme, Ottawa Health Research Institute, 1053 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Y 4E9, Canada
Med J Aust 180:S50-1. 2004..Future research is required to develop a better theoretical base and to evaluate further guideline dissemination and implementation strategies...
Falling on stony ground? A qualitative study of implementation of clinical guidelines' prescribing recommendations in primary careArash Rashidian
Center for Academic and Health Policy CAHP, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Health Policy 85:148-61. 2008..We aimed to explore key themes for the implementation of guidelines' prescribing recommendations...
Health research funding agencies' support and promotion of knowledge translation: an international studyJacqueline M Tetroe
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Milbank Q 86:125-55. 2008..Our team asked thirty-three agencies from Australia, Canada, France, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, the United Kingdom, and the United States about their role in promoting the results of the research they fund...
Changing physicians' behavior: what works and thoughts on getting more things to workJeremy M Grimshaw
Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Center for Best Practices, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ontario
J Contin Educ Health Prof 22:237-43. 2002....
