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Quality of health care: informatics foundations [PDF]

Yearbook of Medical Informatics, 2003
Abstract:In this article we will discuss in what ways computer systems can contribute to the quality of healthcare and on which principles of informatics successful systems are founded. Section 2 presents an overview of studies that investigate the usefulness of decision support, and Section 3 discusses factors that determine the success of decision ...
Hasman, A., Safran, C., Takeda, H.
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Results on patient-reported outcomes are underreported in summaries of product characteristics for new drugs

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 2021
Background Summaries of product characteristics (SmPCs) are regulatory documents published upon drug approval. They should report all relevant study data and advise how to use drugs safely and effectively.
Susanne Haag, Lisa Junge, Fabian Lotz, Natalie McGauran, Marios Paulides, Regine Potthast, Thomas Kaiser   +6 more
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Single-fraction stereotactic radiosurgery versus microsurgical resection for the treatment of vestibular schwannoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Systematic Reviews, 2022
Background Vestibular schwannomas are benign tumours for which various treatments are available. We performed a systematic review of prospective controlled trials comparing the patient-relevant benefits and harms of single-fraction stereotactic ...
Thomas Jakubeit, Sibylle Sturtz, Dorothea Sow, Wolfram Groß, Christoph Mosch, Mattea Patt, Vera Weingärtner, Jan Boström, Roland Goldbrunner, Martina Markes   +9 more
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Screening for sickle cell disease in newborns: a systematic review

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder caused by the replacement of normal haemoglobin (HbA) by mutant Hb (sickle Hb, HbS). The sickle-shaped red blood cells lead to haemolysis and vaso-occlusion.
Britta Runkel, Birgit Klüppelholz, Anne Rummer, Wiebke Sieben, Ulrike Lampert, Claudia Bollig, Martina Markes, Ulrike Paschen, Konstanze Angelescu   +8 more
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Negative pressure wound therapy in patients with wounds healing by secondary intention: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Systematic Reviews, 2020
Background Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a widely used method of wound treatment. We performed a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the patient-relevant benefits and harms of NPWT with standard wound therapy ...
Yvonne Zens, Michael Barth, Heiner C. Bucher, Katrin Dreck, Moritz Felsch, Wolfram Groß, Thomas Jaschinski, Heike Kölsch, Mandy Kromp, Inga Overesch, Stefan Sauerland, Sven Gregor   +11 more
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Increasing the efficiency of study selection for systematic reviews using prioritization tools and a single-screening approach

Systematic Reviews, 2023
Background Systematic literature screening is a key component in systematic reviews. However, this approach is resource intensive as generally two persons independently of each other (double screening) screen a vast number of search results.
Siw Waffenschmidt, Wiebke Sieben, Thomas Jakubeit, Marco Knelangen, Inga Overesch, Stefanie Bühn, Dawid Pieper, Nicole Skoetz, Elke Hausner   +8 more
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Quick adaptation of the organisation of general practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands

BMC Primary Care, 2023
Background General practices have adapted the practice organisation to the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this article we describe several adjustments in general practices in the field of patient flow management, appointments, triage ...
Peter P. Groenewegen, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Ronald Batenburg, Esther Van Poel, Stijn van den Broek, Pierre Vanden Bussche, Sara Willems   +6 more
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Guideline appraisal with AGREE II: online survey of the potential influence of AGREE II items on overall assessment of guideline quality and recommendation for use

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background The AGREE II instrument is the most commonly used guideline appraisal tool. It includes 23 appraisal criteria (items) organized within six domains.
Wiebke Hoffmann-Eßer, Ulrich Siering, Edmund A. M. Neugebauer, Anne Catharina Brockhaus, Natalie McGauran, Michaela Eikermann   +5 more
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Measuring implementation fidelity in a cluster-randomized pragmatic trial: development and use of a quantitative multi-component approach

Trials, 2022
Background In pragmatic trials, on-site partners, rather than researchers, lead intervention delivery, which may result in implementation variation. There is a need to quantitatively measure this variation.
Miranda B. Olson, Ellen M. McCreedy, Rosa R. Baier, Renée R. Shield, Esme E. Zediker, Rebecca Uth, Kali S. Thomas, Vincent Mor, Roee Gutman, James L. Rudolph   +9 more
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A birth cohort study in the Middle East: the Qatari birth cohort study (QBiC) phase I

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background The latest scientific reports raise concerns about the rapidly increasing burden of chronic diseases in the state of Qatar. Pregnant Qatari women often confront complications during pregnancy including gestational diabetes, hypertension ...
Eman Sadoun, Vasiliki Leventakou, Maribel Casas, Heba Fawzy Ahmed, Manolis Kogevinas, Eleni Fthenou   +5 more
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