Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Accuracy assessment of prediction in patient outcomes
pp. 1-10(10)
Authors: Bartfay, Emma; Bartfay, Wally J.

Evaluating effectiveness of preoperative testing procedure: some notes on modelling strategies in multi-centre surveys
pp. 11-18(8)
Authors: Gregori, Dario; Lusa, Lara; Rosato, Rosalba; Silvestri, Luciano

Pain, physical functioning and quality of life of individuals awaiting total joint replacement: a longitudinal study
pp. 19-26(8)
Authors: McHugh, Gretl A.; Luker, Karen A.; Campbell, Malcolm; Kay, Peter R.; Silman, Alan J.

The uptake of technologies designed to influence medication safety in Canadian hospitals
pp. 27-35(9)
Authors: Saginur, Michael; Graham, Ian D.; Forster, Alan J.; Boucher, Michel; Wells, George A.

Specific information about the WHO guidelines for gestational diabetes screening improves clinical practices
pp. 36-42(7)
Authors: Gayet-Ageron, Angèle; Poncet, Bénédicte; Guerre, Pascale; Rocher, Laure; Dureau-Drevard, Elisabeth; Colin, Cyrille; Orgiazzi, Jacques; Berland, Michel; Touzet, Sandrine

Electronic health records: which practices have them, and how are clinicians using them?
pp. 43-47(5)
Authors: Simon, Steven R.; McCarthy, Madeline L.; Kaushal, Rainu; Jenter, Chelsea A.; Volk, Lynn A.; Poon, Eric G.; Yee, Kevin C.; Orav, E. John; Williams, Deborah H.; Bates, David W.

Project management can help to reduce costs and improve quality in health care services
pp. 48-52(5)
Author: Sa Couto, Joaquim

Heart failure and sudden death in dilated cardiomyopathy: a hidden competition we should not forget about when modelling mortality
pp. 53-58(6)
Authors: Gregori, Dario; Rosato, Rosalba; Zecchin, Massimo; Baldi, Ileana; Di Lenarda, Andrea

Prioritizing surgical waiting lists
pp. 59-64(6)
Authors: Testi, A.; Tanfani, E.; Valente, R.; Ansaldo, G. L.; Torre, G. C.

Illness severity and total visits in family medicine
pp. 65-69(5)
Authors: Rohrer, James E.; Rasmussen, Norman; Adamson, Steven A.

Interactive patient decision aids for women facing genetic testing for familial breast cancer: a systematic web and literature review
pp. 70-74(5)
Authors: Williams, Lisa; Jones, Wendy; Elwyn, Glyn; Edwards, Adrian

Patient-based evaluations of primary care for cardiovascular diseases: a comparison between conventional and complementary medicine
pp. 75-82(8)
Authors: Matter-Walstra, Klazien; Schoeni-Affolter, Franziska; Widmer, Marcel; Busato, André

Modelling survival in acute severe illness: Cox versus accelerated failure time models
pp. 83-93(11)
Authors: Moran, John L.; Bersten, Andrew D.; Solomon, Patricia J.; Edibam, Cyrus; Hunt, Tamara

Our genes are not our destiny: incorporating molecular medicine into clinical practice
pp. 94-102(9)
Author: Genuis, Stephen J.

Audit of health promotion practice within a UK hospital: results of a pilot study
pp. 103-109(7)
Authors: Haynes, Charlotte L.; Cook, Gary A.

Exploring the requirements for a decision aid on familial breast cancer in the UK context: a qualitative study with patients referred to a cancer genetics service
pp. 110-115(6)
Authors: Iredale, Rachel; Rapport, Frances; Sivell, Stephanie; Jones, Wendy; Edwards, Adrian; Gray, Jonathon; Elwyn, Glyn

Measuring the process of quality of care for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction through data-mining of the electronic discharge notes
pp. 116-120(5)
Authors: Chang, Sheng-Nan; Lin, Jou-Wei; Liu, Shi-Chi; Hwang, Juey-Jen

Optimizing the design of visual analogue scales for assessing quality of life: a semi-qualitative study among Chinese-speaking Singaporeans
pp. 121-125(5)
Authors: Wee, Hwee-Lin; Fong, Kok-Yong; Tse, Connie; Machin, David; Cheung, Yin-Bun; Luo, Nan; Thumboo, Julian

Validity of retrospective review of medical records as a means of identifying adverse events: comparison between medical records and accident reports
pp. 126-130(5)
Authors: Kobayashi, Mia; Ikeda, Shunya; Kitazawa, Naomi; Sakai, Hideto

Pharmaceutical care of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus
pp. 131-140(10)
Authors: Elnour, A. A.; El Mugammar, I. T.; Jaber, T.; Revel, T.; McElnay, James C.

Open label extension studies and patient selection biases
pp. 141-144(4)
Authors: Hemming, Karla; Hutton, Jane L.; Maguire, Melissa J.; Marson, Anthony G.

Implications of rigid adherence to a protocol of investigation for patients undergoing thyroidectomy
pp. 145-147(3)
Authors: Hardy, Robert; Moss, Andrew; Lee, David

Measuring patient assessments of the quality of outpatient care: a systematic review
pp. 148-154(7)
Authors: Säilä, Tiina; Mattila, Elina; Kaila, Minna; Aalto, Pirjo; Kaunonen, Marja

The lateral X-ray of the hip in fracture: a necessary procedure?
pp. 155-156(2)
Authors: Bidwai, Amit Sharad Chandra; Ahmed, Saoud; Lauffer, Gideon Louis; Levack, Brian

Are colonoscopy miss rates the gold standard for colonoscopy skills?
pp. 157-158(2)
Authors: Bidwai, Amit; Bettany, G. Edward; Lauffer, Gideon L.

The effect of a self-management intervention on health care utilization in a sample of chronically ill older patients in the Netherlands
pp. 159-161(3)
Authors: Elzen, Henrike; Slaets, Joris P. J.; Snijders, Tom A. B.; Steverink, Nardi

Knowledge and utilization of prostate specific antigen test assay: a regional questionnaire study
pp. 162-164(3)
Authors: Zelhoff, Bashar; Forster, James Adam; Taylor, Joby; Browning, Anthony J.; Biyani, Chandra Shekhar

Critical events in obstetrics: a confidential enquiry in four high-level maternities of the AURORE perinatal network
pp. 165-168(4)
Authors: Dupont, Corinne; Touzet, Sandrine; Rudigoz, René-Charles; Audra, Philippe; Gaucherand, Pascal; Colin, Cyrille

Gastric bypass: post-operative complications in individuals with and without preoperative dietary guidance
pp. 169-171(3)
Authors: Kreft, Janaína S.; Montebelo, Juliana; Fogaça, Kelly C. P.; Rasera, Irineu; Oliveira, Maria Rita M.

The positive impact of portfolios on health care assistants' clinical practice
pp. 172-174(3)
Authors: Atwal, Anita; Tattersall, Kirsty; Caldwell, Kay; Craik, Christine; McIntyre, Anne; Murphy, Susana

Predictive factors for unanticipated admission following day case surgery
pp. 175-177(3)
Authors: Garcea, Giuseppe; Majid, Ibrar; Pattenden, Clare J.; Sutton, Christopher D.; Neal, Christopher P.; Berry, David P.

Estimating waste in frontline health care worker activities
pp. 178-180(3)
Authors: Wallace, C. Jane; Savitz, Lucy