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Comparing the feasibility, acceptability, clinical-, and cost-effectiveness of mental health e-screening to paper-based screening on the detection of depression, anxiety, and psychosocial risk in pregnant women: A study protocol of a randomized, parallel-group, superiority trial.
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Sword, W., Ohinmaa, A., Lasiuk, G., Giallo, R., Kingston, D., van Zanten, S., Biringer, A., Austin, M., Hegadoren, K., Lane-Smith, M., McDonald, S., MacQueen, G.
Background Stress, depression, and anxiety affect 15% to 25% of pregnant women. However, substantial barriers to psychosocial assessment exist, resulting in less than 20% of prenatal care providers assessing and treating mental health problems. Moreover, pregnant women are often reluctant to...
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Confidentiality and treatment decisions of minor clients: a health professional’s dilemma & policy makerschallenge.
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Jackson, M. K., Richter, M. S., Burns, K. K.
Issues relating to confidentiality and consent for physical and mental health treatment with minor clients can pose challenges health care providers. Decisions need to be made regarding these issues despite the absence of clear, direct, or comprehensive policies and legislation. In order to fully...
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Controlled trials in children: quantity, methodological quality and descriptive characteristics of pediatric controlled trials published 1948-2006.
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Tjosvold, L., Thomson, D., Vandermeer, B., Klassen, T. P., Cohen, E., Hartling, L.
Background The objective of this study was to describe randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials (CCTs) in child health published between 1948 and 2006, in terms of quantity, methodological quality, and publication and trial characteristics. We used the Trials Register...
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Development of a checklist to assess the quality of reporting of knowledge translation interventions using the workgroup for intervention development and evaluation research (WIDER) recommendations.
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Scott, S. D., Archibald, M., Arseneau, D., Albrecht, L.
Background Influenced by an important paper by Michie et al., outlining the rationale and requirements for detailed reporting of behavior change interventions now required by Implementation Science, we created and refined a checklist to operationalize the Workgroup for Intervention Development...
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2013
Scott, S. D., Moher, D., Klassen, T. P., Hartling, L., Hamm, M. P.
Introduction A research-practice gap exists between what is known about conducting methodologically rigorous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and what is done. Evidence consistently shows that pediatric RCTs are susceptible to high risk of bias; therefore novel methods of influencing the...
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Effectiveness of knowledge translation interventions to improve cancer pain management (Protocol)
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Biondo, P., Armijo Olivo, S., Haggen, N.A., Fainsinger, R., Stiles, C., Cummings, G.G.
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The objective of this review is to determine the effectiveness of interventions targeting behaviour and facilitating uptake of new knowledge by healthcare practitioners, patients and their family caregivers...
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2014
Wilson, D. M., Thomas, R. E., Birch, S., Woytowich, B.
Case management was initiated in the 1970s to reduce care discontinuity. A literature review focused on end-of-life (EOL) case management identified 17 research articles, with content analysis revealing two themes: (a) seeking to determine or establish the value of EOL case management and (b)...
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From the trenches: a cross-sectional study applying the GRADE tool in systematic reviews of healthcare interventions.
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Dryden, D. M., Vandermeer, B., Seida, J., Hartling, L., Fernandes, R. M.
Background GRADE was developed to address shortcomings of tools to rate the quality of a body of evidence. While much has been published about GRADE, there are few empirical and systematic evaluations. Objective To assess GRADE for systematic reviews (SRs) in terms of inter-rater agreement and...
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Gifted & talented students' career aspirations and influences: A systematic review of the literature
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The nursing shortage of registered nurses in Canada is expected to worsen, making recruitment a concern for nursing organizations. Also, many reports have outlined the need for improved leadership in nursing. Therefore, the study purpose was to describe the findings of a systematic review of...
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2003
The prevalence of dementia in older adults is increasing.Due to cuts in funding for formal support,many families are having to provide care for a loved one with dementia at home.This systematic review gathered and synthesized information on interventions designed to enhance the well-being of...