An innovative and exciting conference took place recently at Coventry University in May 2000. This first Qualitative EvidenceBased Practice Conference brought together qualitative researchers and evidenced-based practitioners from throughout the United Kingdom and around the world. The conference emerged from two main motivations. The first was our realization that few places existed where thos...

Background and aims: Much of early medical and nursing practice was based on nonscientific traditions that resulted in variable and haphazard patient outcomes. These traditions and rituals, which were based on folklore, gut instinct, trial and error, and personal preference, were often passed down from one generation of practitioner to another. It has become essential for practitioners to use t...

Background: The development of clinical expertise depends not only on abundant practice but also on guidance through good feedback. Clinical teachers can improve learners’ skills by providing specific, performancebased feedback. In Taiwan, evidence-based practice (EBP) education has been taught through workshops, hands-on practice and small group discussion. However, the impact of feedback in E...

A decade after physicians (including psychiatrists) endorsed the shift toward evidence-based medicine, the world’s largest association of psychologists, the American Psychological Association (APA), belatedly but officially embraced the tenets of evidence-based practice (EBP) [American Psychological Association (APA), 2006]. Other clinical psychology associations, including the Canadian Psychol...

Context: Comparing and contrasting evidence from multiple studies is necessary to build knowledge and reach conclusions about the empirical support for a phenomenon. Therefore, research synthesis is at the center of the scientific enterprise in the software engineering discipline. Objective: The objective of this article is to contribute to a better understanding of the challenges in synthesizi...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to review the Meta-Analysis Reporting Standards (MARS) of the American Psychological Association (APA) and highlight opportunities for improvement of meta-analytic reviews in the organizational sciences. Design/Methodology/Approach The paper reviews MARS, describes ‘‘best’’ meta-analytic practices across two schools of meta-analysis, and shows how implement...

n engl j med 368;10 nejm.org march 7, 2013 884 cludes with high certainty that early detection and treatment of HIV . . . would result in substantial public health benefit [and that] earlier initiation of ART in HIV positive persons . . . could substantially reduce disease burden” — there could have been no public surprise. The same month, the Pacific Northwest Evidencebased Practice Center’s u...

Foot ulcerations, infections, and Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy are three serious foot complications of diabetes mellitus that can too frequently lead to gangrene and lower limb amputation. Consequently, foot disorders are one of the leading causes of hospitalization for persons with diabetes and can account for expenditures in the billions of dollars annually in the U.S. alone. Although...

The direct-to-consumer (DTC) medical industry (i.e., medical testing and treatment outside of physician oversight) is growing rapidly as the Internet becomes more accessible globally. As several studies have highlighted, this industry offers unproven medical testing, provides testing for unapproved indications, and uses suspect advertising claims (1–5 ). Furthermore, given the prevalence of ill...