Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of Audit and Feedback and Educational Outreach on Improving Nursing Practice and Patient Outcomes

Medical Care ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 542-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francine M. Cheater ◽  
Richard Baker ◽  
Stuart Reddish ◽  
Nicola Spiers ◽  
Allan Wailoo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Audit And Feedback ◽  
Educational Outreach ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Cluster Randomized

scholarly journals Patient outcomes following GPs’ educations about COPD: a cluster randomized controlled trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanna Sandelowsky ◽  
Ingvar Krakau ◽  
Sonja Modin ◽  
Björn Ställberg ◽  
Sven-Erik Johansson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Pulmonary Rehabilitation ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Case Method ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Traditional Lectures ◽  
Cluster Randomized

Abstract This study aimed to compare patient outcomes following case method learning and traditional lectures as methods for continuing medical education (CME) about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for general practitioners (GPs) in Sweden. In a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial, COPD patients (n = 425; case method group n = 209, traditional lectures group n = 216) from 24 primary health care centers replied to questionnaires prior to and 18 months after a 2 × 2-h CME was given to GPs (n = 255). We measured changes in the scores of the Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ), symptoms, needs for disease information, exacerbations, smoking, and use of pulmonary rehabilitation. The changes over time were similar for both CME methods. Patients who had used pulmonary rehabilitation increased from 13.2 to 17.8% (P = 0.04), and prevalence of smoking decreased from 28.9 to 25.1% (P = 0.003). In conclusion, neither of the used CME methods was superior than the other regarding patient outcomes. CME’s primary value may lay in improving GPs’ adherence to guidelines, which should lead to long-term positive changes in patient health.

scholarly journals The Impact of a Childcare Food Service Intervention on Child Dietary Intake in Care: An Exploratory Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 991-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sze Lin Yoong ◽  
Alice Grady ◽  
Kirsty Seward ◽  
Meghan Finch ◽  
John Wiggers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Food Service ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Audit And Feedback ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Service Intervention ◽  
Cluster Randomized

Purpose: To assess the efficacy of a food service implementation intervention designed to increase provision of foods consistent with nutrition guidelines on child consumption of fruit, vegetables, breads/cereals, meat/alternatives, dairy, and diet quality in care. Design: Exploratory cluster randomized controlled trial. Setting: Twenty-five childcare centers in New South Wales, Australia. Sample: Three hundred ninety-five children aged 2 to 5 years. Intervention: Centers were randomized to the intervention or control group. Intervention development was guided by the Theoretical Domains Framework and included securing executive support, provision of group training, resources, audit and feedback, and one-on-one support. The intervention was delivered across six months and the study was conducted between March and December 2016. Measures: Child diet was assessed by educators using a validated questionnaire modified for completion in childcare center. Analysis: Data were analyzed in SAS using generalized linear mixed models adjusted for clustering. Results: Children in the intervention group consumed significantly higher number of serves of vegetables (0.4 serves; P < .001), wholegrain cereals (0.7 serves; P = .02), and meat/alternatives (0.5 serves; P < .001), and had higher diet quality scores (10.3; P < .001). Conclusions: A food service intervention targeting the provision of food significantly improved child dietary intake in care. Such findings are relevant to health promotion practitioners responsible for supporting improvements in child diet.

scholarly journals Creating a synergy effect: A cluster randomized controlled trial testing the effect of a tailored multimedia intervention on patient outcomes

2018 ◽  
Vol 101 (8) ◽  
pp. 1419-1426 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annemiek J. Linn ◽  
Liset van Dijk ◽  
Julia C.M. van Weert ◽  
Beniam G. Gebeyehu ◽  
Ad. A. van Bodegraven ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Patient Outcomes ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Synergy Effect ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Trial Testing ◽  
Cluster Randomized ◽  
Multimedia Intervention
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