General practice and teaching hospital use of barium meal examinations in the City and Hackney Health District.

Diagnostic and therapeutic efficacy of barium meal examination: a prospective evaluation in general practice.

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of barium meal examinations in managing patients with dyspepsia in general practice. DESIGN Prospective study by questionnaires completed by general practitioners before and within three to six months after the barium meal examination. Information was requested about the patients' symptoms, current treatment, reason for requesting the examination, and the work...

An Audit of the Use of Barium Meal Examinations in General Practice

Diagnostic yield from barium enemas: a study among patients referred by general practitioners and hospital outpatient departments.

Although the double contrast barium enema is the standard radiological examination of the colon, it is not universally available to patients referred by their general practitioners. A retrospective survey of all double contrast barium enemas carried out over a two year period in one health district was undertaken to determine the diagnostic yield of pathological findings for patients referred b...

Nurses’ perceptions of evidence-based practice: a quantitative study at a teaching hospital in Iran

  Background :Evidence-based practice (EBP) provides nurses a method to use critically appraised and scientifically proven evidence for delivering quality health care and the best decision that leads to quality outcomes. The purpose of this study was to measure the practice, attitude and knowledge/skill of evidence-based practice of nurses in a teaching hospital in Iran.   Methods : This cross-...

Do practice-based preventive child health services affect the use of hospitals? A cross-sectional study of hospital use by children in east London.

BACKGROUND Acute paediatric admissions have risen steadily over the past 20 years. During the same period, practice-based child health clinics have increased, although provision is less common in areas of deprivation where hospital use is greatest. AIM To investigate the contribution of practice-based, preventive child health services to rates of hospital utilisation in children under five ye...