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The competent prescriber: 12 core competencies for safe prescribing

open access: yes, 2013
Prescribing errors remain a significant cause of patient harm. Safe prescribing is not just about writing a prescription, but involves many cognitive and decision-making steps.
Coombes, Ian   +2 more
core  

Rural–urban differences in dental opioid prescribing among adolescent/young adult and adult Medicaid beneficiaries

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
IntroductionThere are ongoing concerns about opioid prescribing for surgical and non-surgical dental needs among adolescent/young adult and adult patients.
Carla Shoff   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Minimal Important Change and Minimal Clinically Important Difference in Pain and Function With Exercise in Hip Osteoarthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the minimal important change (MIC) and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for pain and physical function in individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA) following a physiotherapist‐guided exercise intervention.
Yareni Guerrero   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Patient factors associated with SSRI dose for depression treatment in general practice:A primary care cross sectional study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: Antidepressant prescribing continues to rise. Increased long-term prescribing and higher doses are contributing to current growth; however, patient factors associated with the use of higher doses remain unknown.
Brian Williams   +18 more
core   +1 more source

Risk of Retinopathy Associated with Long‐Term Use of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We aimed to estimate the prevalence and cumulative incidence of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy (HCQ‐R) and its risk factors among patients receiving long‐term HCQ with rheumatic diseases through a systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies that used spectral‐domain optical coherence tomography (SD‐OCT) for screening ...
Narsis Daftarian   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building a Framework for Sexual and Reproductive Health Care in the Rheumatology Context: Content and Approaches

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
People with systemic autoimmune and rheumatic diseases (SARDs) are at higher risk than the general population of experiencing adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes such as preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, and maternal and/or fetal death.
Mehret Birru Talabi, Sonya Borrero
wiley   +1 more source

Using OpenPrescribing.net to evaluate neighbourhood-level prescribing of inhalers for asthma and COPD [PDF]

open access: yes
Prescribing of inhalers for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is complicated due to multiple treatment pathways, diverse products, and variability in patients’ needs and usage habits.
Heppenstall, Alison   +9 more
core   +1 more source

What influences antibiotic initiation? Developing a scale to measure nursing behaviour in residential aged‐care facilities

open access: yesNursing Open
Aim The purpose of the current study was to develop and assess the psychometric properties of a measure that captures nursing behaviours that have the potential to influence the initiation of antibiotics in residential aged‐care facilities.
Saniya Singh   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Causal Beliefs About Gout on Public Views About Gout Management: A Randomized Experimental Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Despite well‐described biologic causes, the public views unhealthy lifestyle choices as the primary cause of gout. This study investigated how causal beliefs about gout influence the public's views about its management. Methods In a randomized study, 201 members of the public viewed one of two 2‐minute videos about gout.
Rachel Murdoch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

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