Utilization of outcome measures for evidence-based clinical practice

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice

Evidence-based medicine has created a paradigm shift in medicine, away from authoritybased decision making and toward decision making that is informed by research and considers patient values and preferences. Evidence-based clinical practice requires accessing and evaluating the highest-quality information that is relevant to the patient problem at hand. In light of the best evidence, clinician...

Outcome measures for oral health based on clinical assessments and claims data: feasibility evaluation in practice

BACKGROUND It is well known that treatment variation exists in oral healthcare, but the consequences for oral health are unknown as the development of outcome measures is still in its infancy. The aim of this study was to identify and develop outcome measures for oral health and explore their performance using health insurance claims records and clinical data from general dental practices. ME...

Evidence-Based Practice and Standardized Outcome Measures: Egyptian Physical Therapists' Beliefs, Perceptions and Adoption

Evidence-base practice is a major concern of all health professions. The primary purpose of this study was to describe Egyptian physical therapists' (PTs) self-reported: (1) believe in evidence-based practice (EBP) and standardized outcome measures (SOMs) (2) the extent of their adoption in clinical practice, (3) perception of EBP and SOMs benefits and barriers to their adoption. The secondary ...

Evaluating patient-based outcome measures for use in clinical trials.

By means of the above criteria, further primary research and consensus-type processes should be used to evaluate leading instruments in the different fields and specialties of health care to improve use of patient-based outcome measures in trials. Primary research is needed either in the form of methodological additions to substantive clinical trials (for example comparing the performance of tw...

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