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Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 16. Evaluation.
Oxman, Andrew David; Schünemann, Holger J; Fretheim, Atle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006): BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO), like many other organisations around the world, has recognised the need to use more rigorous processes to ensure that health care recommendations are informed by the best ... -
Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 8. Synthesis and presentation of evidence.
Oxman, Andrew David; Schünemann, Holger J; Fretheim, Atle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006-12-05)BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO), like many other organisations around the world, has recognised the need to use more rigorous processes to ensure that health care recommendations are informed by the best ... -
Improving the use of research evidence in guideline development: 9. Grading evidence and recommendations.
Schünemann, Holger J; Fretheim, Atle; Oxman, Andrew David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006-12-05)BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization (WHO), like many other organisations around the world, has recognised the need to use more rigorous processes to ensure that health care recommendations are informed by the best ... -
NorthStar, a support tool for the design and evaluation of quality improvement interventions in healthcare.
Akl, Elie A; Treweek, Shaun; Foy, Robbie; Francis, Jill; Oxman, Andrew David (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 ... -
A pragmatic resolution.
Oxman, Andrew David; Lombard, Carl; Treweek, Shaun; Gagnier, Joel J; Maclure, Malcolm; Zwarenstein, Merrick (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-05) -
Rational Prescribing in Primary care (RaPP): process evaluation of an intervention to improve prescribing of antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering drugs.
Fretheim, Atle; Håvelsrud, Kari; Oxman, Andrew David (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 ... -
Summary-of-findings tables in Cochrane reviews improved understanding and rapid retrieval of key information.
Rosenbaum, Sarah Ellen; Glenton, Claire; Oxman, Andrew David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-06)OBJECTIVE: To measure the effects of a summary-of-findings (SoF) table on user satisfaction, understanding, and time spent finding key results in a Cochrane review. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: We randomized participants in ... -
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 17: Dealing with insufficient research evidence.
Oxman, Andrew David; Lavis, John N; Fretheim, Atle; Lewin, Simon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-12-16)ABSTRACT : This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers.In this article, we address the issue of ... -
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 2: Improving how your organisation supports the use of research evidence to inform policymaking.
Oxman, Andrew David; Vandvik, Per Olav; Lavis, John N; Fretheim, Atle; Lewin, Simon (Journal article, 2009-12-16)ABSTRACT : This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers. In this article, we address ways of ... -
SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 8: Deciding how much confidence to place in a systematic review.
Lewin, Simon; Oxman, Andrew David; Lavis, John N; Fretheim, Atle (Journal article, 2009-12-16)ABSTRACT : This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers.The reliability of systematic reviews of ... -
SUPPORT Tools for Evidence-informed policymaking in health 18: Planning monitoring and evaluation of policies.
Fretheim, Atle; Oxman, Andrew David; Lavis, John N; Lewin, Simon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-12-16)ABSTRACT : This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers.The term monitoring is commonly used to ... -
SUPPORT Tools for Evidence-informed policymaking in health 6: Using research evidence to address how an option will be implemented.
Fretheim, Atle; Munabi-Babigumira, Susan; Oxman, Andrew David; Lavis, John N; Lewin, Simon (Journal article, 2009)ABSTRACT : This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers.After a policy decision has been made, ... -
Supporting the delivery of cost-effective interventions in primary health-care systems in low-income and middle-income countries: an overview of systematic reviews.
Lewin, Simon; Lavis, John N; Oxman, Andrew David; Bastías, Gabriel; Chopra, Mickey; Ciapponi, Agustín; Flottorp, Signe Agnes; Martí, Sebastian García; Pantoja, Tomas; Rada, Gabriel; Souza, Nathan; Treweek, Shaun; Wiysonge, Charles S; Haines, Andy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2008-09-13)Strengthening health systems is a key challenge to improving the delivery of cost-effective interventions in primary health care and achieving the vision of the Alma-Ata Declaration. Effective governance, financial and ... -
Symbols were superior to numbers for presenting strength of recommendations to health care consumers: a randomized trial.
Akl, Elie A; Maroun, Nancy; Guyatt, Gordon; Oxman, Andrew David; Alonso-Coello, Pablo; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth; Devereaux, P J; Montori, Victor M; Schünemann, Holger J (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007-12)OBJECTIVE: To compare health care consumers' understanding, evaluations, and preferences for symbols vs. numbers and letters for the representation of strength of recommendations (SOR) and quality of evidence (QOE). STUDY ... -
Systematic review to determine whether participation in a trial influences outcome.
Vist, Gunn Elisabeth; Hagen, Kåre Birger; Devereaux, P J; Bryant, Dianne; Kristoffersen, Doris Tove; Oxman, Andrew David (Journal article, 2005-05-21)OBJECTIVE: To systematically compare the outcomes of participants in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) with those in comparable non-participants who received the same or similar treatment. DATA SOURCES: Bibliographic ... -
Systems for grading the quality of evidence and the strength of recommendations I: critical appraisal of existing approaches The GRADE Working Group.
Atkins, David; Eccles, Martin; Flottorp, Signe; Guyatt, Gordon H; Henry, David; Hill, Suzanne; Liberati, Alessandro; O'Connell, Dianne; Oxman, Andrew David; Phillips, Bob; Schünemann, Holger; Edejer, Tessa Tan-Torres; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth; Williams, John W (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2004-12-22)BACKGROUND: A number of approaches have been used to grade levels of evidence and the strength of recommendations. The use of many different approaches detracts from one of the main reasons for having explicit approaches: ... -
A televised, web-based randomised trial of an herbal remedy (valerian) for insomnia.
Oxman, Andrew David; Flottorp, Signe; Håvelsrud, Kari; Fretheim, Atle; Odgaard-Jensen, Jan; Austvoll-Dahlgren, Astrid; Carling, Cheryl; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)BACKGROUND: This trial was conducted as part of a project that aims to enhance public understanding and use of research in decisions about healthcare by enabling viewers to participate in research and to follow the process, ... -
Translating research into policy and practice in developing countries: a case study of magnesium sulphate for pre-eclampsia.
Aaserud, Morten; Lewin, Simon; Innvaer, Simon; Paulsen, Elizabeth J; Dahlgren, Astrid T; Trommald, Mari; Duley, Lelia; Zwarenstein, Merrick; Oxman, Andrew David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)BACKGROUND: The evidence base for improving reproductive health continues to grow. However, concerns remain that the translation of this evidence into appropriate policies is partial and slow. Little is known about the ... -
Translating research into policy: lessons learned from eclampsia treatment and malaria control in three southern African countries.
Woelk, Godfrey; Daniels, Karen; Cliff, Julie; Lewin, Simon; Sevene, Esperança; Fernandes, Benedita; Mariano, Alda; Matinhure, Sheillah; Oxman, Andrew David; Lavis, John N; Lundborg, Cecilia Stålsby (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-12-30)BACKGROUND: Little is known about the process of knowledge translation in low- and middle-income countries. We studied policymaking processes in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe to understand the factors affecting the ... -
Transparent development of the WHO rapid advice guidelines.
Schünemann, Holger J; Hill, Suzanne R; Kakad, Meetali; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth; Bellamy, Richard; Stockman, Lauren; Wisløff, Torbjørn Fosen; Del Mar, Chris; Hayden, Frederick; Uyeki, Timothy M; Farrar, Jeremy; Yazdanpanah, Yazdan; Zucker, Howard; Beigel, John; Chotpitayasunondh, Tawee; Hien, Tran Tinh; Ozbay, Bülent; Sugaya, Norio; Oxman, Andrew David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007-05)Emerging health problems require rapid advice. We describe the development and pilot testing of a systematic, transparent approach used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop rapid advice guidelines in response ...