Decision Making

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The value of research in clinical decision-making.

This article examines the application of research-based information in clinical decision-making. In doing so it draws on the findings (and work in progress) of two research projects that seek to contribute to establishing the potential for evidence-based ...
Carl Thompson, Dorothy McCaughan, Nicky Cullum, Trevor Sheldon, Pauline Raynor (Nurs Times, 20021015-21)
value-research-clinical-decision-making.asp

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Follow-up of elderly patients who refuse transport after accessing 9-1-1.

OBJECTIVE: To obtain medical follow-up and determine reasons why elderly patients access paramedics via 9-1-1 and then refuse transport. METHODS: A telephone survey of patients aged 65 years and older who refused transport and signed out against medical ...
Gary M Vilke, Winfred Sardar, Roger Fisher, James D Dunford, Theodore C Chan (Prehosp Emerg Care, 200210-12)
follow-up-elderly-patients-who-refuse-transport-after-accessing.asp

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Can paramedics safely decide which patients do not need ambulance transport or emergency department care?

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether paramedics can safely decide which patients do not require ambulance transport or emergency department (ED) care. METHODS: This was a prospective survey and linked medical record review. Paramedics completed a brief ...
Mark Hauswald (Prehosp Emerg Care, 200210-12)
paramedics-safely-decide-patients-not-need-ambulance-transport-or.asp

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Can paramedics accurately identify patients who do not require emergency department care?

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether paramedics can identify patients contacting 9-1-1 who do not require emergency department (ED) care. METHODS: The setting was an urban county with a two-tiered, dual response to 9-1-1 calls comprising eight local fire ...
Salvatore Silvestri, Steven G Rothrock, Dan Kennedy, Jay Ladde, Marsha Bryant, Joseph Pagane (Prehosp Emerg Care, 200210-12)
paramedics-accurately-identify-patients-who-not-require-emergency.asp

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Human brain language processing areas identified by functional magnetic resonance imaging using a lexical decision task.

The purpose of this study was to validate a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) paradigm to activate both anterior and posterior language areas while collecting accuracy and reaction time data on subjects performance. The paradigm was based on ...
Giovanna Calandra-Buonaura, Gianpaolo Basso, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, Marco Serafini, Giuseppe Pagnoni, Patrizia Baraldi, Carlo Alberto Porro, Paolo Nichelli (Funct Neurol, 200210-12)
human-brain-language-processing-areas-identified-functional-magnetic.asp

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Factors associated with residential placement in an assertive community treatment program.

Assertive community treatment (ACT) programs originated to meet the needs of the severely mentally ill (SMI) for multiple psychosocial supports necessary for community living. Housing has been prominent among these needs and research to date on ACT ...
Michelle DeCoux Hampton, Linda Chafetz (Issues Ment Health Nurs, 200210-11)
factors-associated-residential-placement-assertive-community.asp

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In search of evidence: family practitioners use of the Internet for clinical information.

PURPOSE: The aim of the study was to determine the extent of use of the Internet for clinical information among family practitioners in New Zealand, their skills in accessing and evaluating this information, and the ways they dealt with patient use of ...
Rowena J Cullen (J Med Libr Assoc, 200210)
search-evidence-family-practitioners-internet-clinical-information.asp

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The decision making process in a district nursing assessment.

Assessment is a key element of district nursing practice and a cornerstone of community care. Yet very little research has been undertaken in this area. Given the current emphasis on evidence-based practice in health care, there is a need to ensure that ...
Catriona Kennedy (Br J Community Nurs, 200210)
decision-making-process-district-nursing-assessment.asp

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Consenting to cornea donation: influencing factors.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of the study was to determine factors influencing the decision of the next relative being asked for consent to cornea donation in a prospective, non-comparative case series. METHODS: Interviews with the relatives of 264 potential ...
Tina R Krieglstein, Ulrich C Welge-Lüssen, Siegfried Priglinger, Anselm Kampik, Fritz Priemer, Aljoscha S Neubauer (Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol, 200210)
consenting-cornea-donation-influencing-factors.asp

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How physicians approach advance care planning in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimers disease.

Decision-making ability regarding end-of-life issues is often compromised by dementia in patients with Alzheimers disease. This study assessed physicians discussions of advance care planning with patients with mild to moderate Alzheimers disease. Data ...
Thomas A Cavalieri, Walead Latif, Janice Ciesielski, Carman A Ciervo, Lloyd J Forman (J Am Osteopath Assoc, 200210)
physicians-approach-advance-care-planning-patients-mild-moderate.asp