[PDF][PDF] Design and use of questionnaires: a review of best practice applicable to surveys of health service staff and patients

…, A Jacoby, L Thomas, J Soutter, C Bamford, N Steen… - 2001 - academia.edu
Questionnaires are often used to collect primary quantitative data from patients and healthcare
professionals. The aim is to gather valid, reliable, unbiased and discriminatory data from …

The clinical course of epilepsy and its psychosocial correlates: findings from a UK community study

A Jacoby, GA Baker, N Steen, P Potts… - Epilepsia, 1996 - Wiley Online Library
As part of a large community‐based study, we retrospectively examined the clinical course
of epilepsy in an unselected population of people who had a recent history of seizures or …

Incidence of severe critical events in paediatric anaesthesia (APRICOT): a prospective multicentre observational study in 261 hospitals in Europe

…, NG Clausen, TG Hansen, NP Steen… - The Lancet …, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Little is known about the incidence of severe critical events in children undergoing
general anaesthesia in Europe. We aimed to identify the incidence, nature, and outcome …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental and quasi-experimental designs for evaluating guideline implementation strategies

J Grimshaw, M Campbell, M Eccles, N Steen - Family practice, 2000 - researchgate.net
If policy makers are to make evidence-based decisions about guideline implementation,
they need reliable information on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different …

Carotid sinus syndrome: a modifiable risk factor for nonaccidental falls in older adults (SAFE PACE)

RAM Kenny, DA Richardson, N Steen… - Journal of the American …, 2001 - jacc.org
OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to determine whether cardiac pacing reduces falls in
older adults with cardioinhibitory carotid sinus hypersensitivity (CSH). BACKGROUND …

Effect of computerised evidence based guidelines on management of asthma and angina in adults in primary care: cluster randomised controlled trial

M Eccles, E McColl, N Steen, N Rousseau, J Grimshaw… - Bmj, 2002 - bmj.com
Objective: To evaluate the use of a computerised support system for decision making for
implementing evidence based clinical guidelines for the management of asthma and angina in …

Analysis of cluster randomized trials in primary care: a practical approach

MK Campbell, J Mollison, N Steen… - Family …, 2000 - academic.oup.com
Background. Cluster randomized trials increasingly are being used in health services research
and in primary care, yet the majority of these trials do not account appropriately for the …

Guidelines in professions allied to medicine

…, N Rousseau, J Soutter, N Steen… - Cochrane Database …, 1996 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Clinical practice guidelines aim to reduce inappropriate variations in practice
and to promote the delivery of evidence‐based health care. Objectives To identify and assess …

Sample size calculations for cluster randomised trials

M Campbell, J Grimshaw, N Steen… - Journal of health …, 2000 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: Cluster randomised trials, in which groups of individuals are randomised, are
increasingly being used in the health field. Adopting a clustered approach has implications for …

Does tooth brushing influence the development and progression of non‐inflammatory gingival recession? A systematic review

…, GI McCracken, E Gwynnett, ND Steen… - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: The aim of this systematic review was to produce the best available evidence and pool
appropriate data to evaluate the effect of tooth brushing on the initiation and progression of …