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Evidence-based practice models and frameworks in the ... - BMJ …
Objectives The aim of this scoping review was to identify and review current evidence-based practice (EBP) models and frameworks. Specifically, how EBP models and frameworks used in healthcare settings align with the original model of (1) asking the question, (2) acquiring the best evidence, (3) appraising the evidence, (4) applying the findings to clinical practice and (5) evaluating the ...
How does communication affect patient safety? Protocol for a …
May 1, 2024 · Introduction One in 10 patients are harmed in healthcare, more than three million deaths occur annually worldwide due to patient safety incidents, and the economic burden of patient safety incidents accounts for 15% of hospital expenditure. Poor communication between patients and practitioners is a significant contributor to patient safety incidents. This study aims to evaluate the extent to ...
Effectiveness of home-based walking exercise for patients with ...
Results A total of eight studies were included in the meta-analysis. The duration of interventions in the included studies ranged from 6 to 52 weeks. In the pooled analysis, compared with control groups, the home-based exercise intervention groups showed improved pain-free walking distance (standardised mean difference 0.67, 95% CI 0.20 to 1.15), and maximal walking distance (0.47, 0.05 to 0.89).
Are there opportunities to improve care as patients transition …
Purpose Patients with cancer experience many Transitions in Care (TiC), occurring when a patient’s care transfers between healthcare providers or institutions/settings. Among other patient populations, TiC are associated with medical errors, patient dissatisfaction and elevated healthcare use and expenditure. However, our understanding of TiC among patients with cancer is lacking. Objective ...
Effectiveness of different pharmacological or non-pharmacological ...
Introduction Coughing during extubation can lead to several postoperative complications, including surgical site bleeding, intracranial hypertension and high intraocular pressure. Currently, various pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions are employed in clinical practice to reduce coughing during extubation. However, it …
Equity of financial protection for health in high-income countries ...
Introduction Financial protection (FP) is a central function of health systems to enhance access to essential care and improve health equity. We aim to characterise evidence on the distribution of FP in high-income countries as well as how equity of FP is conceptualised and measured in these settings. Findings from this review can advance methodological and …
Fertility-sparing surgery versus radical surgery for micropapillary ...
Introduction Micropapillary serous borderline ovarian tumours (MP-SBOTs) are an aggressive subtype of serous borderline ovarian tumours (SBOTs). Surgery is the mainstay of treatment. Radical surgery (RS, including debulking) is an alternative. However, for patients who are of reproductive age, another treatment option is fertility-sparing surgery (FSS). Up to now, the best surgical approach ...
Real-world patient characteristics and survival outcomes in …
Objective This study defined a retrospective cohort of patients in England with primary advanced or recurrent (A/R) endometrial cancer (EC) who may have been eligible for clinical trials evaluating immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in the first-line (1L) setting within a real-world dataset, and described the characteristics, treatment patterns and outcomes within this cohort. Design This was ...