Browsing Norwegian Institute of Public Health Open Repository by Journals "Implementation science : IS"
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Educational outreach to general practitioners reduces children's asthma symptoms: a cluster randomised controlled trial.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Childhood asthma is common in Cape Town, a province of South Africa, but is underdiagnosed by general practitioners. Medications are often prescribed inappropriately, and care is episodic. The objective ... -
Evidence-informed health policy 1 - Synthesis of findings from a multi-method study of organizations that support the use of research evidence.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-12-17)ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Organizations have been established in many countries and internationally to support the use of research evidence by producing clinical practice guidelines, undertaking health technology assessments, ... -
Evidence-informed health policy 2 - Survey of organizations that support the use of research evidence.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008)ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Previous surveys of organizations that support the development of evidence-informed health policies have focused on organizations that produce clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) or undertake health ... -
Evidence-informed health policy 3 - Interviews with the directors of organizations that support the use of research evidence.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-12-17)ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Only a small number of previous efforts to describe the experiences of organizations that produce clinical practice guidelines (CPGs), undertake health technology assessments (HTAs), or directly support ... -
Evidence-informed health policy 4 - Case descriptions of organizations that support the use of research evidence.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-12-17)ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Previous efforts to produce case descriptions have typically not focused on the organizations that produce research evidence and support its use. External evaluations of such organizations have typically ... -
NorthStar, a support tool for the design and evaluation of quality improvement interventions in healthcare.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)BACKGROUND: The Research-Based Education and Quality Improvement (ReBEQI) European partnership aims to establish a framework and provide practical tools for the selection, implementation, and evaluation of quality improvement ... -
Rational Prescribing in Primary care (RaPP): process evaluation of an intervention to improve prescribing of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering drugs.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)BACKGROUND: A randomised trial of a multifaceted intervention for improving adherence to clinical practice guidelines for the pharmacological management of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia increased prescribing of ...