Specific changes in brain function have been associated with practices including meditation [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], prayer [6], [7], and a variety of religious and spiritual experiences [8], [9], [10], [11].
Workload and job stress are associated with practice performance.
Intensivists' base specialty of training is associated with practice pattern variations.
Some of the variations in the frequency of spirometry testing are associated with practice characteristics.
Higher SSRI doses for depression were associated with practice attended and being prescribed the same antidepressant for ≥2 years.
It is remarkable that these factors, often hypothesised to be associated with practice performance and doctor delay, induced no delay.
Overall, we conclude that the variation in spirometry testing between practices was quite large and some of this variation can be associated with practice characteristics.
To identify opportunities for systematic reviews and empirical research that examine in greater detail the factors that may be associated with practice reversal (eg, quality of study methodology).
Some of the variation in spirometry testing among patients receiving first-time prescriptions for medication targeting obstructive lung disease was associated with practice characteristics.
To understand the intensity with which factors contribute to the intention to leave practice or take a career break, and how they are associated with practice and individual characteristics, we grouped items into "workplace influences" and "individual motivators".
