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| J M GrimshawSummaryAffiliation: University of Aberdeen Country: UK Publications
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Changing provider behavior: an overview of systematic reviews of interventionsJ M Grimshaw
Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, United Kingdom
Med Care 39:II2-45. 2001..Although there is a growing body of research evidence about the effectiveness of different strategies, this is not easily accessible to policy makers and professionals...
Cluster trials in implementation research: estimation of intracluster correlation coefficients and sample sizeM K Campbell
Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
Stat Med 20:391-9. 2001....
Cluster randomized trial of a guideline-based open access urological investigation serviceR E Thomas
Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, Scotland, UK
Fam Pract 20:646-54. 2003..Out-patient services are trying to achieve effective and efficient health care in overcrowded, busy clinic settings. "One stop" and "open access" clinics have been advocated as a way of improving out-patient services...
Assessing the long-term effect of educational reminder messages on primary care radiology referralsC R Ramsay
Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
Clin Radiol 58:319-21. 2003..To investigate whether the effect of educational reminder messages for knee and lumbar spine radiographs varied over a 12 month period...
Educational strategies to promote evidence-based community pharmacy practice: a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT)M C Watson
Department of General Practice and Primary Care, University of Aberdeen, Westburn Road, Aberdeen AB25 2AY, Scotland, UK
Fam Pract 19:529-36. 2002..We undertook a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of educational strategies to implement evidence-based guidelines for the sale of OTC anti-fungals in the community pharmacy setting...
Effectiveness and efficiency of guideline dissemination and implementation strategiesJ M Grimshaw
Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, UK
Health Technol Assess 8:iii-iv, 1-72. 2004....
The prevalence of prophylaxis for deep vein thrombosis in acute hospital trustsS E Campbell
Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, UK
Int J Qual Health Care 13:309-16. 2001..Further research is needed to establish whether rates are equally high in other conditions, and whether the high prophylaxis rates are due to clinical effectiveness initiatives...
Effects of mailed dissemination of the Royal College of Radiologists' guidelines on general practitioner referrals for radiography: a time series analysisL Matowe
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK
Clin Radiol 57:575-8. 2002..To evaluate the effect of postal dissemination of the third edition of the Royal College of Radiologists' (RCR) guidelines on general practitioner referrals for radiography...
A systematic review of discharge coding accuracyS E Campbell
University of Aberdeen, Woodend Hospital
J Public Health Med 23:205-11. 2001..However, policy-makers, planners and researchers need to recognize and account for the degree of inaccuracy in routine hospital information statistics. Further research is needed into methods of improving and maintaining coding accuracy...
Improving the detection and management of depression in primary careS M Gilbody
University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Qual Saf Health Care 12:149-55. 2003..The effectiveness of screening and organisational strategies to improve the recognition and management of depression in primary care published in a recent issue of Effective Health Care is reviewed...
A randomised controlled trial of a tailored multifaceted strategy to promote implementation of a clinical guideline on induced abortion careR Foy
Simpson Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, UK
BJOG 111:726-33. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: The tailored multifaceted strategy was ineffective. This was possibly attributable to high pre-intervention compliance and the limited impact of the strategy on factors outside the perceived control of clinical staff...
What do we know about how to do audit and feedback? Pitfalls in applying evidence from a systematic reviewR Foy
Centre for Health Services Research, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
BMC Health Serv Res 5:50. 2005..We set out to assess whether current guidance and systematic review evidence can sufficiently inform practical decisions about how to use audit and feedback to improve quality of care...
Changing clinicians' behavior: a randomized controlled trial of fees and educationJ E Clarkson
University of Dundee, Dundee DD2 4BF, UK
J Dent Res 87:640-4. 2008..Fee only' was the most cost-effective intervention. The study contributes to the incentives in health care provision debate, and led to the introduction of a direct fee for this treatment...
