There is no evidence from RCTs on the effectiveness of colonoscopic surveillance programmes in improving survival in people at increased risk of colorectal cancer. Although there is some observational evidence in people with IBD, there is no evidence in people after adenoma removal. RCTs should be undertaken to determine the comparative effect of different surveillance programmes on survival (preferably with a follow-up of 5 years and longer) and quality of life in people at increased risk of ...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Evidence Collection. Evidence Aid
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a strain on healthcare systems. Existing research on ways to improve healthcare outcomes by changing organizational cultures might provide information for policy makers to help with this.
In this systematic review, the authors searched for comparative effectiveness studies of strategies to change organisational culture in order to improve healthcare performance. They did their search in October 2009. They included two controlled before-and-after studies (both ...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Evidence Collection. Evidence Aid
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a strain on healthcare systems. Existing research on strategies to increase efficiency and access, such as the integration of different primary healthcare services, might provide useful information for policy makers.
In this Cochrane systematic review, the authors searched for comparative effectiveness studies of the effects of the integration of primary healthcare services in low- and middle-income countries. They did not restrict their searches by date or ...
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Evidence Collection. Evidence Aid
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a strain on healthcare services. Existing research on the use of electronic medical records (EMR) or electronic health records (EHR) might provide information to help policy makers with this.
In this systematic review, the authors searched for research evaluating EMR/EHR in primary care. They restricted their search to articles published in English between January 1998 and January 2010. They identified 30 studies (mostly observational and qualitative studies), ...