Countries without these clear patients' lists had to report on numbers of attenders as a measure for practices size.
Similar to us, Brown et al. (27) found lower rates of dilated eye exams among patients of lower socioeconomic position in the U.S., whereas Khunti et al. (28) found lower compliance with most process measures for practices serving more socioeconomically deprived populations in England.
Other explanations could be self-selection of participants into the course (e.g., about 60% were already PREVEN Network members); lack of validity of the measure for assessing practice; or no actual translation of knowledge into practice.
First national survey of physicians on this topic Allows for a baseline measure of practice for comparison in future studies Medical discipline specific study Administration of the survey over the period 26 May to 15 September 2010 may have negatively influenced the response rate.
Originally designed as a screening instrument for people severely affected by headache, who might most benefit from medical care, and to provide an outcome measure for clinical practice [21 26], clinical trials [24, 27 31] and epidemiologic studies [10, 18, 32 39], it is a measure of behavioural response to impairment rather than of disability itself, producing scores expressing lost useful time.
As an essential measure for clinical practice of traditional Chinese medicine, it is recommended that the aconite roots shall be used together with roots of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch (Radix glycyrrhizae, Gan-Cao, licorice root) to eliminate the toxicity and improve efficacy [5, 6].
4 The number needed to treat (NNT) has been widely endorsed as a useful effect measure for clinical practice.
The purpose of this study was to develop and examine the psychometric properties of a self-efficacy measure for yoga practice (the Yoga Self-Efficacy Scale; YSES).
The purpose of this study was to develop and examine the psychometric properties of a new self-efficacy measure for yoga practice (the Yoga Self-Efficacy Scale--YSES).
Using documentation as a surrogate measure for clinical practice has limitations and is both time consuming and prone to error, but it is often the only way of evaluating clinical practice.
