Substance use screening and brief intervention: Evaluation of patient and implementation differences between primary care and emergency department settings
ConclusionsThis evaluation found important differences in patient characteristics and screening and implementation results between primary care and emergency settings. Health care organizations and administrators implementing screening and brief intervention should attend to setting differences that could affect implementation and clinical care. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - November 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Megan A. O'Grady, Sandeep Kapoor, Nancy Kwon, Jeanne Morley, Mark Auerbach, Charles J. Neighbors, Joseph Conigliaro, Jon Morgenstern Tags: ORIGINAL PAPER Source Type: research

Length of stay by uncomplicated diabetes bariatric surgery patients: A laparoscopic adjustable banding versus laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
ConclusionAmong the uncomplicated diabetic patients, LSG provides a substantially low odds of extended LOS after adjusting for covariates when compared with LAGB. The finding of the relative reduction in LOS for LSG suggests opportunities for improvement both for cost reduction for third party insurance payers and greater efficacy and outcomes for patients. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - November 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Seth K.A. Baffoe, James E. Rohrer, James Goes Tags: ORIGINAL PAPER Source Type: research

A multicenter cross ‐sectional study of episiotomy practice in Romania
ConclusionsIn conclusion, routine episiotomy is the norm in Romanian maternity units, with episiotomy rates among the highest in Europe. Episiotomy use is mainly driven by local professional norms, experiences, previous training, and practitioners' decisions rather than evidence, guidelines, or variations in patient needs at the time of vaginal birth. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - November 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Andrada Pasc, Dan Navolan, Lucian Pu șcașiu, Cringu Antoniu Ionescu, Florin Adrian Szasz, Adrian Carabineanu, Mihai Dimitriu, Daniel Călin, Roxana Bohilțea, Liana Ples, Dragoș Nemescu Tags: ORIGINAL PAPER Source Type: research

Issue Information
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Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - November 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research

Resilience and health (care): A dynamic adaptive perspective
AbstractThis special forum on resilience explores particular worldviews of resilience —clinical, psychosocial, sociological, complexity science, organizational, and political economy through eight papers. This forum aims to open up the wealth of understandings and implications in health care by taking a transdisciplinary overview. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - November 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Carmel Mary Martin Tags: EDITORIAL INTRODUCTION Source Type: research

Door ‐to‐balloon time and factors associated with delayed door‐to‐balloon time in ST‐segment elevation myocardial infarction at Thailand's largest tertiary referral centre
ConclusionsDelayed DTB time occurred in 70.7% of patients. Two key factors that significantly contributed to delayed DTB were patient mistriage to urgent care and presentation during on ‐call hours. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - November 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Wiwun Tungsubutra, Deachart Ngoenjan Tags: ORIGINAL PAPER Source Type: research

Development of a proforma to improve quality of handover of surgical patients at the weekend
ConclusionEffective transfer of handover information can be achieved over the weekend with the use of a standardized proforma. Use of the proforma was greatest after providing junior doctors with didactic training on handover combined with interactive guidance on completing the proforma. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - November 8, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Zahir Mughal, Iyad Al ‐Jazieh, Hammad Zaidi Tags: ORIGINAL PAPER Source Type: research

Providing patients visiting emergency departments with useful information using public real time data: A case study based on Italian data
DiscussionThe results suggest that available data should be used to develop and validate ED ‐specific waiting time prediction models of low‐priority patients. The same data could also be used to estimate quantities that might be of interest for EDs resource management. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - November 8, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Lara Lusa, David Bukov šek Tags: ORIGINAL PAPER Source Type: research

Overcoming barriers to diabetes care in the hospital: The power of qualitative observations to promote positive change
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - October 31, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ariana Pichardo ‐Lowden, Michelle Farbaniec, Paul Haidet Source Type: research

Improved utilization of waist ‐to‐height ratio in cardiometabolic risk counselling in children: Application of DMAIC strategy
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - October 31, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Nidhi Gupta, Aida Lteif, Ana Creo, Anoop Mohamed Iqbal, Siobhan Pittock, Peter J. Tebben, Janet Hansen, Mary Heyrman, Rebecca Spee, Lori Scanlan ‐Hanson, Seema Kumar Source Type: research

Risk of bias and the reporting of surgeons' experience in randomized controlled trials of total hip and total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - October 30, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Christopher Carroll, Faizan Mahmood Source Type: research

Cost analysis of mobile radiography services for nursing home residents in Southeast Norway
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - October 26, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Elin Kjelle, Linn Kleven, Hilde Merete Olerud, Hans Olav Melberg Source Type: research

A climate for evidence ‐based practice implementation in the patient‐centred medical home
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - October 23, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Marisa Sklar, Melissa R. Hatch, Gregory A. Aarons Source Type: research

Biopsychosocial approach to understanding resilience: Stress habituation and where to intervene
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - October 19, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Jeanette M. Bennett, Nicolas Rohleder, Joachim P. Sturmberg Source Type: research

A multicountry comparative survey about organizational resilience in anaesthesia
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, EarlyView. (Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice)
Source: Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice - October 18, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Andrea Falegnami, Federico Bilotta, Francesco Pugliese, Francesco Costantino, Giulio Di Gravio, Massimo Tronci, Riccardo Patriarca Source Type: research