Interpretation of tests of heterogeneity and bias in meta‐analysis Tập 14 Số 5 - Trang 951-957 - 2008
John P. A. Ioannidis
AbstractStatistical tests of heterogeneity and bias, in particular publication bias, are very popular in meta‐analyses. These tests use statistical approaches whose limitations are often not recognized. Moreover, it is often implied with inappropriate confidence that these tests can provide reliable answers to questions that in essence are not of statistical nature...... hiện toàn bộ A systems analysis approach to medical error Tập 3 Số 3 - Trang 213-222 - 1997
Lucian L. Leape
Evidence from various sources indicates that a substantial number of hospitalized patients suffer treatment‐caused injuries. Most of these injuries result from errors. Yet physicians and other health professionals have been reluctant to admit and address the problem of errors, both because of feelings of guilt and from the desire to avoid punishment or disapproval by colleagues. Research i...... hiện toàn bộ Using balance statistics to determine the optimal number of controls in matching studies Tập 19 Số 5 - Trang 968-975 - 2013
Ariel Linden, Steven J. Samuels
AbstractWhen a randomized controlled trial is not feasible, investigators typically turn to matching techniques as an alternative approach to evaluate the effectiveness of health care interventions. Matching studies are designed to minimize imbalances on measured pre‐intervention characteristics, thereby reducing bias in estimates of treatment effects. Generally, a...... hiện toàn bộ The burden of waiting for hip and knee replacements in Ontario* Tập 3 Số 1 - Trang 59-68 - 1997
Jack I. Williams, Hilary A. Llewellyn‐Thomas, Rena Arshinoff, Nancy L. Young, C. David Naylor
AbstractThe objectives of this study were to assess the impact of major joint replacements in reducing pain and disability and to describe the burden of pain and disability that could be avoided by ordering the queues with respect to severity of disease. A secondary goal was to compare the uses of a general health status measure, the Short Form Health Survey (SF‐36...... hiện toàn bộ Reliability, validity and factor structure of the Appraisal of Self‐Care Agency Scale – Revised (ASAS‐R) Tập 16 Số 6 - Trang 1031-1040 - 2010
Valmi D. Sousa, Jaclene A. Zauszniewski, Sandra Bergquist‐Beringer, Carol M. Musil, Jane B. Neese, Ala’a F. Jaber
AbstractRationale, aims and objectives Self‐care agency is a fundamental concept in nursing and health care research. Having self‐care agency enhances an individual's health‐promoting behaviours and/or specific capabilities for chronic disease self‐management. The purpose of this study was to continue the development and psychometric testing...... hiện toàn bộ Patients' Beliefs about Medicines in a primary care setting in Germany Tập 18 Số 2 - Trang 409-413 - 2012
Cornelia Mahler, Katja Hermann, Rob Horne, Susanne Jank, Walter E. Haefeli, Joachim Szécsényi
AbstractObjectives The aim of this study was to explore patients' beliefs about medicines by administering the German version of the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ) in a primary care setting among chronically ill patients and to examine its psychometric properties. The BMQ assesses patients' beliefs about their individual prescri...... hiện toàn bộ Global lockdown: An effective safeguard in responding to the threat of COVID‐19 Tập 26 Số 6 - Trang 1592-1598 - 2020
Bhupendra Verma, Mamta Verma, Vikash Verma, Rifah B. Abdullah, Dilip C. Nath, Hafiz T. A. Khan, Anita Verma, Ramesh Vishwakarma, Vivek Verma
AbstractRationale, aims, and objectivesThe recent outbreak of coronavirus (COVID‐19) has infected around 1 560 000 individuals till 10 April 2020, which has resulted in 95 000 deaths globally. While no vaccine or anti‐viral drugs for COVID‐19 are available, lockdown acts as a protective public health measures to reduce human inter...... hiện toàn bộ