Ruth Sladek

Summary

Affiliation: Flinders University
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi The informationist in Australia: a feasibility study
    Ruth M Sladek
    Medical Library, Repatriation General Hospital, Daws Road, Daw Park, SA 5041, Australia
    Health Info Libr J 21:94-101. 2004
  2. ncbi Development of a subject search filter to find information relevant to palliative care in the general medical literature
    Ruth Sladek
    Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
    J Med Libr Assoc 94:394-401. 2006
  3. ncbi Development of a heart failure filter for Medline: an objective approach using evidence-based clinical practice guidelines as an alternative to hand searching
    Raechel A Damarell
    Department of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
    BMC Med Res Methodol 11:12. 2011
  4. ncbi Health, economic, psychological and social impact of educating carers of patients with advanced pulmonary disease (protocol)
    R M Sladek
    Flinders University, Sturt Drive, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia
    Contemp Clin Trials 32:717-23. 2011
  5. ncbi Do doctors, nurses and managers have different thinking styles?
    Ruth M Sladek
    Research to Practice Group, Department of Medicine, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia
    Aust Health Rev 34:375-80. 2010
  6. ncbi Applying evidence in the real world: a case study in library and information practice
    Ruth M Sladek
    Department of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Health Info Libr J 25:295-301. 2008
  7. ncbi Why don't doctors wash their hands? A correlational study of thinking styles and hand hygiene
    Ruth M Sladek
    Department of Palliative and Supportive Services, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
    Am J Infect Control 36:399-406. 2008
  8. ncbi Measurement properties of the Inventory of Cognitive Bias in Medicine (ICBM)
    Ruth M Sladek
    School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
    BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 8:20. 2008
  9. ncbi Improving search filter development: a study of palliative care literature
    Ruth M Sladek
    Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
    BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 7:18. 2007
  10. ncbi Changes in the quantity and level of evidence of palliative and hospice care literature: the last century
    Jennifer Tieman
    Department of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
    J Clin Oncol 26:5679-83. 2008

Detail Information

Publications11

  1. ncbi The informationist in Australia: a feasibility study
    Ruth M Sladek
    Medical Library, Repatriation General Hospital, Daws Road, Daw Park, SA 5041, Australia
    Health Info Libr J 21:94-101. 2004
    ..Whilst similar services are increasing in the UK, with a long history in the USA, this is the first Australian study in an acute public hospital...
  2. ncbi Development of a subject search filter to find information relevant to palliative care in the general medical literature
    Ruth Sladek
    Flinders University of South Australia, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
    J Med Libr Assoc 94:394-401. 2006
    ..The research developed and validated palliative care search filters for use in the general biomedical literature...
  3. ncbi Development of a heart failure filter for Medline: an objective approach using evidence-based clinical practice guidelines as an alternative to hand searching
    Raechel A Damarell
    Department of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
    BMC Med Res Methodol 11:12. 2011
    ..This study developed and validated a search filter of high clinical utility for the retrieval of heart failure articles in OvidSP Medline...
  4. ncbi Health, economic, psychological and social impact of educating carers of patients with advanced pulmonary disease (protocol)
    R M Sladek
    Flinders University, Sturt Drive, Bedford Park, South Australia 5042, Australia
    Contemp Clin Trials 32:717-23. 2011
    ..Secondary patient outcomes include health related quality of life and disability, and current respiratory health status...
  5. ncbi Do doctors, nurses and managers have different thinking styles?
    Ruth M Sladek
    Research to Practice Group, Department of Medicine, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, SA 5042, Australia
    Aust Health Rev 34:375-80. 2010
    ....
  6. ncbi Applying evidence in the real world: a case study in library and information practice
    Ruth M Sladek
    Department of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Health Info Libr J 25:295-301. 2008
    ..The aims of this study were to explore the impact of decisions made in the development of a palliative care search filter and to consider the implications for implementation...
  7. ncbi Why don't doctors wash their hands? A correlational study of thinking styles and hand hygiene
    Ruth M Sladek
    Department of Palliative and Supportive Services, School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
    Am J Infect Control 36:399-406. 2008
    ..This study investigated whether doctors' preferences for a rational thinking style or an experiential thinking style are associated with hand hygiene compliance...
  8. ncbi Measurement properties of the Inventory of Cognitive Bias in Medicine (ICBM)
    Ruth M Sladek
    School of Medicine, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
    BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 8:20. 2008
    ..We examined the measurement properties of the Inventory of Cognitive Bias in Medicine (ICBM), designed to tap this domain with specific reference to medicine, but with previously questionable measurement properties...
  9. ncbi Improving search filter development: a study of palliative care literature
    Ruth M Sladek
    Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
    BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 7:18. 2007
    ..4%). Retrieving relevant literature is integral to support evidence based practice, and understanding the nature of the incorrectly excluded citations (false negatives) using the filter may lead to improvement in the filter's performance...
  10. ncbi Changes in the quantity and level of evidence of palliative and hospice care literature: the last century
    Jennifer Tieman
    Department of Palliative and Supportive Services, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
    J Clin Oncol 26:5679-83. 2008
    ..To objectively quantify the literature and the clinical trial basis for palliative and hospice practice given a perception that its evidence base is not well developed...
  11. ncbi The informationist: a prospective uncontrolled study
    Ruth M Sladek
    Medical Library, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, South Australia
    Int J Qual Health Care 16:509-15. 2004
    ..To determine whether doctors in an Australian tertiary hospital would use an informationist service, and to identify how the service would influence care...