Medical care
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Can clinical pharmacists affect SF-36 scores in veterans at high risk for medication-related problems?
An objective of pharmaceutical care is for pharmacists to improve patients' health-related quality of life (HRQOL) by optimizing medication therapy. ⋯ These results suggest that clinical pharmacists had no significant impact on HRQOL as measured by the SF-36 for veterans at high risk for medication-related problems.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
One-to-one versus group sessions to improve prescription in primary care: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.
The objective of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of 2 educational strategies aimed at improving prescribing standards in primary care. ⋯ A single, short educational session to primary care doctors can improve their prescribing standards during long periods of > or = 9 months. Of the 2 strategies followed in the trial, one-to-one education has shown to be the most effective. Results also show that the effectiveness of these interventions increases when presented together with written material.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
Effects of different monetary incentives on the return rate of a national mail survey of physicians.
Mail surveys of physicians have been characterized by lower response rates than general population surveys, raising concerns about nonresponse bias. Although monetary incentives have routinely been used to improve survey response among physicians, questions remain regarding how much of an incentive is most cost-effective. The present study seeks to further examine the effects of incentive size on response rates to a national mail survey of physicians. ⋯ Our findings suggest that changes in the magnitude of incentive do not automatically result in increases in survey response among physicians. Possible reasons for this lack of effect as well as alternatives to monetary incentives are addressed.