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Attitudes of patients toward adoption of 3D technology in pain assessment: Qualitative perspective [PDF]

, 2013
This article is made available through the Brunel Open Access Publishing Fund. © Fotios Spyridonis, Gheorghita Ghinea, Andrew O Frank. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (http://www.jmir.org), 10.04.2013.
Frank, AO, Ghinea, G, Spyridonis, F
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Process versus outcome indicators in the assessment of quality of health care [PDF]

International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 2001
This paper reviews the relative strengths and weaknesses of outcome and process measures as performance indicators in health care. Differences in outcome may be due to case mix, how the data were collected, chance, or quality of care. Health care is only one determinant of health and other factors have important effects on health outcomes, such as ...
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Assessing Patient Safety Practices and Outcomes in the U.S. Health Care System [PDF]

, 2009
Presents the results of a two-year study that analyzes how patient safety practices are being adopted by U.S. health care providers, examines hospital experiences with a patient safety culture survey, and assesses patient safety outcomes trends. In case studies of four U.S. communities, researchers collected information on the dynamics of local patient
Farley, Donna O., Ridgely, M. Susan, Mendel, Peter, Teleki, Stephanie S., Damberg, Cheryl L.   +4 more
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Managing clinical uncertainty in older people towards the end of life: a systematic review of person-centred tools

BMC Palliative Care, 2021
Background Older people with multi-morbidities commonly experience an uncertain illness trajectory. Clinical uncertainty is challenging to manage, with risk of poor outcomes.
Clare Ellis-Smith, India Tunnard, Marsha Dawkins, Wei Gao, Irene J. Higginson, Catherine J. Evans, on behalf of SPACE   +6 more
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Experiencia en la generación de estrategias de monitorización y evaluación en la implantación de Guías de Práctica Clínica en España

MedUNAB, 2023
RESUMEN Introducción. La monitorización de la utilización del conocimiento y la evaluación de resultados permiten conocer la aplicación de la evidencia, cambios en los conocimientos y actitudes, el impacto en resultados de salud y la integración y el ...
Esther González-María, Daniel Muñoz-Jiménez, María Pilar Córcoles-Jiménez, Laura Albornos-Muñoz, Ana Isabel Alcañiz-Mesas, Encarnación Fernández-del Palacio, María Victoria Ruiz-García, María Teresa Moreno-Casbas   +7 more
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Results of treatment of the calcific tendinitis of the shoulder supraspinatus muscle tendon

Zaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2017
The aim of the study was to identify and compare the results of conservative and surgical treatment of the calcific tendinitis of the shoulder supraspinatus muscle tendon. Materials and methods.
S. S. Strafun, О. S. Strafun, S. V. Bohdan   +2 more
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Assessment of Outcome-Based Measures of Depression Care Quality in Veterans Health Administration Facilities

The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 2022
To inform the potential use of patient-reported depression symptom outcomes as measures of care quality, this study collected and analyzed longitudinal Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ9) scores among 1,638 patients who screened positive for major depression according to a PHQ9 ≥ 10 across 29 Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.
Pfeiffer, Paul N., Zivin, Kara, Hosanagar, Avinash, Panaite, Vanessa, Ganoczy, Dara, Kim, H. Myra, Hofer, Timothy, Piette, John D.   +7 more
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Evaluation of Health Outcomes with Relation to Intimate Partner Abuse among Pregnant Women Attending Gachsaran Hospitals in 2007 [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2009
Background and ObjectivesIntimate partner abuse during pregnancy is a major problem associated with a variety of negative health outcomes. However, this relationship has not been adequately explored, especially in the developing countries.
M. Dolatian, M. Gharache, M. Ahamadi, J. Shams, H. Alavi Majd   +4 more
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Infection in home health care: Results from national Outcome and Assessment Information Set data [PDF]

American Journal of Infection Control, 2015
Patients in home health care (HHC), the fastest growing health care sector, are at risk for infection. The existing research on infection in HHC is often limited by small sample sizes, local scope of inquiry, and a lack of current data. There is no national study examining agency-level infection rates.This secondary data analysis used a 20% random ...
Jingjing, Shang, Elaine, Larson, Jianfang, Liu, Patricia, Stone   +3 more
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Rasch analysis of the participation scale (P-scale): usefulness of the P-scale to a rehabilitation services network

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background A person’s participation is acknowledged as an important outcome of the rehabilitation process. The Participation Scale (P-Scale) is an instrument that was designed to assess the participation of individuals with a health condition or ...
Mariana Angélica Peixoto Souza, Wendy Jane Coster, Marisa Cotta Mancini, Fabiana Caetano Martins Silva Dutra, Jessica Kramer, Rosana Ferreira Sampaio   +5 more
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