Dynamic waitlisted design for evaluating a randomized trial of evidence-based quality improvement of comprehensive women’s health care implementation in low-performing VA facilities [PDF]
Implementation Science Communications, 2020 Background Women’s Health Services (WHS) in the Veterans Health Administration (VA) has long partnered with VA researchers to evaluate how VA care is organized for women veterans.
Alison B. Hamilton +6 more
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Assessing fidelity to evidence-based quality improvement as an implementation strategy for patient-centered medical home transformation in the Veterans Health Administration [PDF]
Implementation Science, 2020 Background Effective implementation strategies might facilitate patient-centered medical home (PCMH) uptake and spread by targeting barriers to change. Evidence-based quality improvement (EBQI) is a multi-faceted implementation strategy that is based on ...
Susan E. Stockdale +7 more
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Application of a nonrandomized stepped wedge design to evaluate an evidence-based quality improvement intervention: a proof of concept using simulated data on patient-centered medical homes [PDF]
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2016 Background Stepped wedge designs have gained recognition as a method for rigorously assessing implementation of evidence-based quality improvement interventions (QIIs) across multiple healthcare sites.
Alexis K. Huynh +3 more
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Using Quality Improvement and Workflow Analysis to Successfully Implement Evidence‐Based Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates [PDF]
Cancer MedicineBackground Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States for men and women combined but is preventable with timely screening.
Mark M. Macauda +6 more
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Long-term impact of evidence-based quality improvement for facilitating medical home implementation on primary care health professional morale [PDF]
BMC Family Practice, 2018 Background Poor morale among primary care providers (PCPs) and staff can undermine the success of patient-centered care models such as the patient-centered medical home that rely on highly coordinated inter-professional care teams.
Lisa S. Meredith +6 more
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Sustainment, Sustainability, and Spread Study (SSaSSy): protocol for a study of factors that contribute to the sustainment, sustainability, and spread of practice changes introduced through an evidence-based quality-improvement intervention in Canadian nursing homes [PDF]
Implementation Science, 2019 Background Implementation scientists and practitioners, alike, recognize the importance of sustaining practice change, however post-implementation studies of interventions are rare. This is a protocol for the Sustainment, Sustainability and Spread Study (
Whitney B. Berta +15 more
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Evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and research
Nursing, 2022 Abstract: Understanding the key similarities and differences between quality improvement, evidence-based practice, and research can help improve nursing practice. This article presents visual models to illustrate the relationship between these processes.
Crystal A. Grys
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Evidence-Based Quality Improvement (EBQI) in the pre-implementation phase: key steps and activities. [PDF]
Front Health Serv, 2023 Swindle T +9 more
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Nurse‐led evidence‐based quality improvement programme to improve intensive care unit patient sleep quality [PDF]
Nursing in Critical CareAbstract Background Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) suffer from significant sleep disturbances, which can negatively impact their healing and overall health. Nurses, as the primary caregivers, need to have expertise in sleep management to ensure better patient outcomes.
Weidi Wang +5 more
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Quality improvement needed for rapid review reports: a literature quality assessment based on Cochrane RR evidence-based methodology [PDF]
Systematic ReviewsObjectives The aim of this study was to assess the reporting quality of rapid reviews (RRs) against the Cochrane Rapid Reviews Methodological Guidance to identify areas for improvement.
Donghua Yang +7 more
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