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    Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice: Volume 17, Issue 1

    i, 1-207
    February 2011
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  • First Published: 18 January 2011

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

A UK-wide survey of follow-up practices for patients with high-grade glioma treated with radical intent

Susan L. Catt PhD,  John L. Anderson MA,  Anthony J. Chalmers FRCR PhD,  Lesley J. Fallowfield DPhil, 
  • Pages: 1-6
  • First Published: 08 December 2010

Effect of feedback in promoting adherence to an exercise programme: a randomized controlled trial

Masaaki Shakudo MPH,  Misa Takegami RN MPH PhD,  Ai Shibata PhD,  Miki Kuzumaki MT,  Takahiro Higashi MD PhD,  Yasuaki Hayashino MD PhD MPH,  Yoshimi Suzukamo PhD,  Satoshi Morita PhD,  Michio Katsuki MD,  Shunichi Fukuhara MD DMSc FACP, 
  • Pages: 7-11
  • First Published: 24 August 2010

Initiation of antipsychotic treatment by general practitioners. A case–control study

Geartsje Boonstra MD MSc,  Diederick E. Grobbee MD PhD,  Eelko Hak PhD,  René S. Kahn MD PhD,  Huibert Burger MD PhD, 
  • Pages: 12-17
  • First Published: 27 August 2010

Relationship between total hip replacement appropriateness and surgical priority instruments

Alejandro Allepuz MD MPH,  José M Quintana MD PhD,  Mireia Espallargues MD MPH PhD,  Antonio Escobar MD,  Montse Moharra MSc,  Inmaculada Arostegui MSc, 
  • Pages: 18-25
  • First Published: 27 August 2010

Effectiveness of unattended ambulatory sleep studies for the diagnosis and treatment of OSAS

Christian Domingo MD FCCP,  Laura Vigil MD, 
  • Pages: 26-31
  • First Published: 22 September 2010

Understanding coronary atherosclerosis in relation to obesity: is getting the distribution of body fatness using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry worth the effort? A novel perspective using Bayesian Networks

Francesca Foltran MD,  Paola Berchialla PhD,  Riccardo Bigi MD PhD FESC,  Giuseppe Migliaretti MSc,  Alberto Bestetti MD,  Dario Gregori MA PhD, 
  • Pages: 32-39
  • First Published: 16 September 2010

Improving diabetes care in a public hospital medical clinic: report of a completed audit cycle

Florence Tan MRCP,  Shan F. Liew MRCP,  Grace Chan MRCP,  Vivien Toh MRCP,  See Y. Wong MRCP, 
  • Pages: 40-44
  • First Published: 30 August 2010

Conventional and advanced time series estimation: application to the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) adult patient database, 1993–2006

John L. Moran MBBS FJFICM MD,  Patricia J. Solomon BSc(Hons) DipMathStats PhD,  for the Adult Database Management Committee (ADMC) of the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society (ANZICS) , 
  • Pages: 45-60
  • First Published: 30 August 2010

Pharmacist-led intervention study to improve inhalation technique in asthma and COPD patients

Andrea Hämmerlein PhD,  Uta Müller PhD MPH,  Martin Schulz PhD, 
  • Pages: 61-70
  • First Published: 30 August 2010

The use of statistical process control (risk-adjusted CUSUM, risk-adjusted RSPRT and CRAM with prediction limits) for monitoring the outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients rescued by the EMS system

Tsung-Tai Chen PhD,  Kuo-Piao Chung PhD,  Fu-Chang Hu ScD,  Chieh-Min Fan MD MSc,  Ming-Chin Yang PhD, 
  • Pages: 71-77
  • First Published: 30 August 2010

Metabolic syndrome and its components are underdiagnosed in cardiology clinics

Akira Fujiyoshi MD MPH,  Mohammad H Murad MD MPH,  Max Luna MD,  Adriana Rosario MD,  Shamsa Ali MD,  David Paniagua MD FACC FSCAI,  Joanna Molina MD,  Marcos Lopez BS,  Sarah Jacobs BS MEd,  Francisco Lopez-Jimenez MD MSc, 
  • Pages: 78-83
  • First Published: 02 September 2010

What influences pre-hospital cannulation intentions in paramedics? An application of the theory of reasoned action

Smita C Banerjee PhD,  A Niroshan Siriwardena MB MMedSci PhD FRCGP,  Mohammad Iqbal MSc, 
  • Pages: 84-90
  • First Published: 30 August 2010

Coding accuracy of abdominal aortic aneurysm repair procedures in administrative databases – a note of caution

Prasad Jetty MD,  Carl van Walraven MD, 
  • Pages: 91-96
  • First Published: 16 September 2010

A retrospective study of drug-related problems in Australian aged care homes: medication reviews involving pharmacists and general practitioners

Prasad S. Nishtala MPharm,  Andrew J. McLachlan PhD,  J. Simon Bell PhD,  Timothy F. Chen PhD, 
  • Pages: 97-103
  • First Published: 02 September 2010

Are interventions recommended by pharmacists during Home Medicines Review evidence-based?

Ronald L. Castelino BPharm MPharm,  Beata V. Bajorek BPharm Dip Hosp Pharm PhD,  Timothy F. Chen BPharm Dip Hosp Pharm PhD, 
  • Pages: 104-110
  • First Published: 15 August 2010

Understanding culture and culture management in the English NHS: a comparison of professional and patient perspectives

Frederick H. Konteh BA(Hons) PhD,  Russell Mannion BA(Hons) PhD,  Huw T. O. Davies BA(Hons) MA PhD, 
  • Pages: 111-117
  • First Published: 02 September 2010

The accuracy of primary care teams in diagnosing disorders of the shoulder

Shelain Patel MRCS,  Fahad S Hossain MRCS,  Henry B Colaco MRCS,  Moataz El-Husseiny MRCS,  Marcus H Lee FRCS (Orth.), 
  • Pages: 118-122
  • First Published: 02 September 2010

Analytical decision model for sample size and effectiveness projections for use in planning a population-based randomized controlled trial of colorectal cancer screening

Sherry Y-H Chiu PhD,  Nea Malila PhD,  Amy M-F Yen PhD,  Ahti Anttila PhD,  Matti Hakama PhD,  H-H Chen PhD, 
  • Pages: 123-129
  • First Published: 12 September 2010

Kinetic epidemiological model for elucidating sexual difference of hypertension (KCIS no.20)

Amy M.-F. Yen PhD,  Tony H.-H. Chen PhD, 
  • Pages: 130-135
  • First Published: 12 September 2010

Dose–response relationship between physiotherapy resource provision with function and balance improvements in patients following stroke: a multi-centre observational study

Terry P. Haines B.Physiotherapy (Hons) G.Cert. Health Economics PhD,  Suzanne Kuys B.Physiotherapy PhD,  Jane Clarke B.Physiotherapy M.Physiotherapy,  Greg Morrison B.Physiotherapy,  Paul Bew B.Physiotherapy PhD Candidate, 
  • Pages: 136-142
  • First Published: 02 September 2010

Enablement in health care context: a concept analysis

Catherine Hudon MD MSc CMFC,  Denise St-Cyr Tribble RN PhD,  Gina Bravo PhD,  Marie-Eve Poitras RN MSc (c), 
  • Pages: 143-149
  • First Published: 02 September 2010

Association of doctor specialty with diabetic patient risk of hospitalization due to diabetic ketoacidosis: a national population-based study in Taiwan

Chih-Ching Liu RN MSc,  Kai-Ren Chen PhD,  Hua-Fen Chen MD MSc,  Shiu-Li Huang RN MSN,  Chu-Chieh Chen PhD,  Ming-Der Lee RN PhD,  Ming-Chung Ko MD MSc,  Chung-Yi Li PhD, 
  • Pages: 150-155
  • First Published: 02 September 2010

Mokken scaling of the Myocardial Infarction Dimensional Assessment Scale (MIDAS)

David R. Thompson PhD,  Roger Watson PhD, 
  • Pages: 156-159
  • First Published: 12 September 2010

Focusing the focus group: impact of the awareness of major factors contributing to non-adherence to acute paediatric asthma guidelines

Sanjit Kaur Bhogal MSc,  David McGillivray MD,  Jean Bourbeau MD MSc,  Laurie H. Plotnick MD,  Susan Joan Bartlett PhD,  Andrea Benedetti PhD,  Francine Monique Ducharme MD MSc, 
  • Pages: 160-167
  • First Published: 22 September 2010

Friction and shear highly associated with pressure ulcers of residents in long-term care – Classification Tree Analysis (CHAID) of Braden items

Nils A. Lahmann RN BA MSE PhD,  Antje Tannen RN MA MPH PhD,  Theo Dassen RN PhD,  Jan Kottner RN MA PhD, 
  • Pages: 168-173
  • First Published: 12 September 2010

Out-of-hours demand in primary care: frequency, mode of contact and reasons for encounter in Switzerland

Carola A. Huber PhD MPH,  Thomas Rosemann MD PhD,  Marco Zoller MD,  Klaus Eichler MD MPH,  Oliver Senn MD MPH, 
  • Pages: 174-179
  • First Published: 12 September 2010

Improving reliability of clinical care practices for ventilated patients in the context of a patient safety improvement initiative

Anna Pinto BSc MSc,  Susan Burnett BSc MSc,  Jonathan Benn BSc PhD,  Stephen Brett MD FRCA,  Anam Parand BSc MSc,  Sandra Iskander BSc MSc,  Charles Vincent BSc PhD, 
  • Pages: 180-187
  • First Published: 16 September 2010

Interhospital variation in appropriateness of cataract surgery

César Llorente MD,  Juan A. Blasco MD,  José M. Quintana MD PhD,  Amaia Bilbao MSc,  Txomin Alberdi MD,  Juan R. Lacalle MD PhD,  José M. Begiristain MD PhD,  Marisa Baré MD PhD,  the IRYSS-Cataract Group , 
  • Pages: 188-195
  • First Published: 16 September 2010

RESEARCH LETTERS

How does front-line staff feel about the quality and accessibility of mental health services for adults with learning disabilities?

Abraham P. George MBBS MPH(India) MPH(UK) MFPH,  Daniel Pope BSc MSc PhD,  Francine Watkins PhD,  Sarah J. O'Brien FRCP FFPH, 
  • Pages: 196-198
  • First Published: 27 August 2010

Organization of diabetes primary care: a review of interventions that delegate general practitioner tasks to a nurse

Andrea S Fokkens MSc,  P Auke Wiegersma MD PhD,  Sijmen A Reijneveld MD PhD, 
  • Pages: 199-203
  • First Published: 27 August 2010

Assessing the feasibility of collecting health care resource use data from general practices for use in an economic evaluation of vocational rehabilitation for back pain

Carol Coole Dip COT MSc,  Avril Drummond Dip COT MSc PhD,  Tracey H Sach BA(Hons) MSc PhD,  Paul J Watson BSc(Hons) MSc PhD, 
  • Pages: 204-207
  • First Published: 27 August 2010