Self-management support interventions to reduce health care utilisation without compromising outcomes

"Self-management support interventions can reduce health service utilization without compromising patient health outcomes, although effects were generally small, and the evidence was strongest in respiratory and cardiovascular disorders. Further work is needed to determine which components of self-management support are most effective."

Self-management support interventions to reduce health care utilisation without compromising outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis
M Panagioti et al.
BMC Health Services Research 2014, 14:356

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A meta-analysis of how clinicians use decision aids

"Clinicians’ fidelity to usage instructions of point-of-care decision aids in randomized trials was suboptimal during their initial implementation in practice, which may have underestimated the potential efficacy of decision aids when used as intended."

Peering into the black box: a meta-analysis of how clinicians use decision aids during clinical encounters
KD Wyatt, ME Branda, RT Anderson, LJ Pencille, VM Montori, EP Hess, HH Ting, A LeBlanc
Implementation Science, 2014, 9:26

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Patient-reported outcomes in meta-analyses

"Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized trials that include patient-reported outcomes (PROs) often provide crucial information for patients and clinicians facing challenging health care decisions. "

Patient-reported outcomes in meta-analyses - Part 1: assessing risk of bias and combining outcomes
BC Johnston, DL Patrick, JW Busse, HJ Schunemann, A Agarwal, GH Guyatt
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2013, 11:109

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Barriers to the uptake of evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses

"This study can inform future approaches to enhancing systematic review uptake and also suggests potential avenues for future investigation."

Barriers to the uptake of evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analyses: a systematic review of decision makers' perceptions
J Wallace, B Nwosu, M Clarke
BMJ Open 2012, 2:e001220

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