This semi-structured procedure evaluating the quality and number of such events is considered a more appropriate procedure for genetically sensitive studies than using simple, self-completion checklists.
It is conducted in several steps that include for example the identification of internal and external biases, the completion of checklists for each source study, the discussion of each checklist by differing expert groups and the bias elicitation.
It would have led to repeated mistakes across management of health services, abdicating responsibility for the correct completion of checklists and targets, while failing to acknowledge human experience.
The data collected followed a typical multi-method health service evaluation and are reported in detail elsewhere [ 11]: they included key informant interviews with 75 facility personnel, completion of checklists, extraction of routine data, record reviews, focus group discussions, self-administered questionnaires and just over 2,100 patient exit interviews.
Of the 1720 consecutive patients selected for checklist completion, 1607 completed the alcohol items.
A study from the same author performed in seven Dutch hospitals states a somewhat higher detection rate of suspected CAN in hospitals which have a higher completion rate of the checklist (checklist completed in 36% (16 56%) vs. in hospitals with a low completion of 0.4%) [ 54].
Routine visits for lithium patients include: (a) medical evaluation; (b) psychiatric evaluation; (c) completion of a checklist of side effects and concurrent medications; (d) measurement of serum concentrations of lithium 12 ± 1 h after the last dose.
In this instance a checklist completion will suffice.
Consensus on these items was obtained at the time of checklist completion.
