When one initially targets the null effect and the point estimate falls close to the null, two challenges exist in rating certainty of evidence. First, when the point estimate is near the null and the ...

The Choosing Wisely initiative promotes conversations between patients and clinicians, to choose care that is supported by evidence, and truly necessary. The consultation is an efficient diagnostic ...

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Correspondence to: Dr Mary Bond PenTAG, Peninsula Medical School, University of Exeter, Veysey Building, Salmon Pool Lane, Exeter EX2 4SG, Devon, UK; mary.bond{at}pms.ac.uk The negative psychological ...

Qualitative research has an important place within evidence-based health care (EBHC), contributing to policy on patient safety and quality of care, supporting understanding of the impact of chronic ...

†Composite outcome = all cardiovascular events and all cause mortality. Abbreviations defined in glossary; NNT and CI provided by author. ‡Number needed to treat with an ACE inhibitor based regimen ...

Correspondence to Dr Paul Fontelo, National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA; fontelo{at}nlm.nih.gov In 1998, the ‘Evidence Cart’ was introduced to provide decision ...

An increasing investment in health technology assessment (HTA) in low-income and middle-income countries has generated greater interest from policy-makers about the value and return on investment (ROI ...

Shared decision-making (SDM) is the process by which patients and clinicians work together to cocreate care plans that respond to the patient’s problematic situation.1 2 In daily life, a familiar ...

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Correspondence to Professor John Brodersen, Centre of Research & Education in General Practice, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences, Copenhagen 1014, ...