An electronic family health history tool to identify and manage patients at increased risk for colorectal cancer: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
BackgroundColorectal cancer is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. Approximately 3-10% of the population has an increased risk for colorectal cancer due to family history and warrants more frequent or intensive screening. Yet,
Coffman, Cynthia J+15 more
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Purpose: To develop and apply an outcomes assessment framework (OAF) for care management programs in health care delivery settings.Background: Care management (CM) refers to a regimen of organized activities that are designed to promote health in a population with particular chronic conditions or risk profiles, with ...
Kara Kuntz-Melcavage+10 more
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Routine administration of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and needs assessment instruments to improve psychological outcome: a systematic review [PDF]
Background. Routine administration of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and needs assessment instruments has been advocated as part of clinical care to aid the recognition of psychosocial problems, to inform clinical decision making, to monitor ...
Gilbody, S M, House, A O, Sheldon, T
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Can the US Minimum Data Set Be Used for Predicting Admissions to Acute Care Facilities? [PDF]
This paper is intended to give an overview of Knowledge Discovery in Large Datasets (KDD) and data mining applications in healthcare particularly as related to the Minimum Data Set, a resident assessment tool which is used in US long-term care facilities.
Abbott, Patricia A.+4 more
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A pilot randomised controlled trial of personalised care for depressed patients with symptomatic coronary heart disease in South London general practices: the UPBEAT-UK RCT protocol and recruitment. [PDF]
: Background: Community studies reveal people with coronary heart disease (CHD) are twice as likely to be depressed as the general population and that this co-morbidity negatively affects the course and outcome of both conditions.
A Tylee+53 more
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Design and introduction of a quality of life assessment and practice support system: perspectives from palliative care settings [PDF]
Background: Quality of life (QOL) assessment instruments, including patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and patient-reported experience measures (PREMs), are increasingly promoted as a means of enabling clinicians to enhance person-centered care.
Hilliard, Neil+10 more
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Assessment scales in stroke: clinimetric and clinical considerations [PDF]
As stroke care has developed, there has been a need to robustly assess the efficacy of interventions both at the level of the individual stroke survivor and in the context of clinical trials.
Harrison, J.K.+2 more
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A comparative analysis of pregnancy outcomes for women with and without disabilities
In 2010 in the US, there were 4.7 million childbearing age (15-44 years) women with disabilities (WWD) defined as, being limited in any way in any activities because of physical, mental, or emotional problems.
mwachofi, ari K
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Prioritising pre-hospital outcome measures with a multi-stakeholder group: a consensus methods study [PDF]
Context: A consensus event to discuss and prioritise ambulance service care outcome measures was held with 43 participants from a range of professional backgrounds including Commissioners; Policy makers; clinicians; managers; academics and patient and ...
Coster, Joanne+4 more
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The TrueBlue study : is practice nurse-led collaborative care effective in the management of depression for patients with heart disease or diabetes? [PDF]
Background: In the presence of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) or coronary heart disease (CHD), depression is under diagnosed and under treated despite being associated with worse clinical outcomes.
Coates, Michael+4 more
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