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  A Critical Synthesis of Literature on the Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services (PARIHS) Framework 

  Helfrich, Christian D.; Damschroder, Laura J.; Hagedorn, Hildi J.; Daggett, Ginger S.; Sahay, Anju; Ritchie, Mona; Damush, Teresa; Guihan, Marylou; Ullrich, Philip M.; Stetler, Cheryl B. (BioMed Central, 2010-10-25)

  BACKGROUND. The Promoting Action on Research Implementation in Health Services framework, or PARIHS, is a conceptual framework that posits key, interacting elements that influence successful implementation of evidence-based ...
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  The Challenges of Multimorbidity from the Patient Perspective 

  Noël, Polly Hitchcock; Parchman, Michael L.; Williams, John W.; Cornell, John E.; Shuko, Lee; Zeber, John E.; Kazis, Lewis E.; Lee, Austin F. S.; Pugh, Jacqueline A. (Springer-Verlag, 2007-11-16)

  BACKGROUND Although multiple co-occurring chronic illnesses within the same individual are increasingly common, few studies have examined the challenges of multimorbidity from the patient perspective. OBJECTIVE The aim ...
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  Measurement of Treatment Adherence with Antipsychotic Agents in Patients with Schizophrenia 

  Ren, Xinhua S; Herz, Lawrence; Qian, Shirley; Smith, Eric; Kazis, Lewis E (Dove Medical Press, 2009-10-12)

  The importance of medication adherence in sustaining control of schizophrenic symptoms has generated a great deal of interest in comparing levels of treatment adherence with different antipsychotic agents. However, the ...
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  Can We Transplant Conceptual Frameworks of Healthcare Quality Evaluation from Developed Countries into Developing Countries? 

  Ramani, Sudha (Medknow Publications, 2009-04)
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  Use of angiotensin receptor blockers and risk of dementia in a predominantly male population: prospective cohort analysis 

  Li, Nien-Chen; Lee, Austin; Whitmer, Rachel A.; Kivipelto, Miia; Lawler, Elizabeth; Kazis, Lewis E.; Wolozin, Benjamin (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2010-1-12)

  Objective: To investigate whether angiotensin receptor blockers protect against Alzheimer's disease and dementia or reduce the progression of both diseases. Design Prospective cohort analysis. Setting Administrative database ...
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  Predicting Healthcare Employees' Participation in an Office Redesign Program: Attitudes, Norms and Behavioral Control 

  Mohr, David C; Lukas, Carol VanDeusen; Meterko, Mark (BioMed Central, 2008-11-2)

  BACKGROUND. The study examined the extent to which components based on a modified version of the theory of planned behavior explained employee participation in a new clinical office program designed to reduce patient waiting ...
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  Assessing an Organizational Culture Instrument Based on the Competing Values Framework: Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analyses 

  Helfrich, Christian D; Li, Yu-Fang; Mohr, David C; Meterko, Mark; Sales, Anne E (BioMed Central, 2007-4-25)

  BACKGROUND. The Competing Values Framework (CVF) has been widely used in health services research to assess organizational culture as a predictor of quality improvement implementation, employee and patient satisfaction, ...
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  Measuring Perceived Effects of Drinking an Extract of Basidiomycetes Agaricus Blazei Murill: A Survey of Japanese Consumers with Cancer 

  Talcott, James A.; Clark, Jack A.; Lee, Insu P. (BioMed Central, 2007-10-29)

  BACKGROUND. To survey cancer patients who consume an extract of the Basidiomycetes Agaricus blazei Murill mushroom (Sen-Sei-Ro) to measure their self-assessment of its effects and to develop an instrument for use in future ...
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  Institutionalizing Evidence-Based Practice: An Organizational Case Study Using a Model of Strategic Change 

  Stetler, Cheryl B.; Ritchie, Judith A.; Rycroft-Malone, Jo; Schultz, Alyce A.; Charns, Martin P. (BioMed Central, 2009-11-30)

  BACKGROUND. There is a general expectation within healthcare that organizations should use evidence-based practice (EBP) as an approach to improving the quality of care. However, challenges exist regarding how to make EBP ...
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  Can Health Care Databases Be Used to Identify Incident Cases of Osteonecrosis? 

  Vlad, Steven C.; Felson, David T.; Miller, Donald R. (BioMed Central, 2009-6-17)

  INTRODUCTION. Osteonecrosis (ON) is a rare disease associated with alcohol and glucocorticoid use. Identifying additional risk factors is difficult as the number of cases at any single center is small. We investigated ...

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