Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Radiologists' perspectives about evidence-based medicine and their clinical practice: a semistructured interview study
Published 2014-01-01Objectives: To describe radiologist’s attitudes and perspectives on evidence-based medicine (EBM) and their practice. Design: Face-to-face semistructured interviews, thematic analysis. Setting: 24 institutions across six ...Open AccessArticle -
Factors influencing general practitioners’ decisions about cardiovascular disease risk reassessment: findings from experimental and interview studies
Published 2016-08-05Background: Guidelines on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk reassessment intervals are unclear, potentially leading to detrimental practice variation: too frequent can result in overtreatment and greater strain on the ...Open AccessArticle -
Communicating cardiovascular disease risk: an interview study of General Practitioners’ use of absolute risk within tailored communication strategies
Published 2014-05-29Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention guidelines encourage assessment of absolute CVD risk - the probability of a CVD event within a fixed time period, based on the most predictive risk factors. However, few ...Open AccessArticle -
Systematic review of clinical practice guidelines recommendations about primary cardiovascular disease prevention for older adults
Published 2015-08-20Background: Clinical care for older adults is complex and represents a growing problem. They are a diverse patient group with varying needs, frequent presence of multiple comorbidities, and are more susceptible to treatment ...Open AccessArticle -
Exercise and diet in the management of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
Published 2016-01-01Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most prevalent chronic liver condition worldwide, and is projected to become the leading cause for liver transplantation in the United States as early as 2020. The mainstay ...Open AccessArticle