Search Results - "Wolf, Fredric M."

Depression and risk of mortality in individuals with diabetes: a meta-analysis and systematic review by Park, Mijung, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N, Katon, Wayne J., M.D, Wolf, Fredric M., Ph.D., M.Ed

“…Abstract Objectives To estimate risk of comorbid depression on all-cause mortality over time among individuals with diabetes. Methods The Medline, Cumulative…”
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Publication trends in the medical informatics literature: 20 years of "Medical Informatics" in MeSH by Deshazo, Jonathan P, Lavallie, Donna L, Wolf, Fredric M

“…The purpose of this study is to identify publication output, and research areas, as well as descriptively and quantitatively characterize the field of medical…”
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Printed educational materials: effects on professional practice and healthcare outcomes by Giguère, Anik, Légaré, France, Grimshaw, Jeremy, Turcotte, Stéphane, Fiander, Michelle, Grudniewicz, Agnes, Makosso-Kallyth, Sun, Wolf, Fredric M, Farmer, Anna P, Gagnon, Marie-Pierre

“…Printed educational materials are widely used passive dissemination strategies to improve the quality of clinical practice and patient outcomes. Traditionally…”
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Continuing education meetings and workshops: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes by Forsetlund, Louise, Bjørndal, Arild, Rashidian, Arash, Jamtvedt, Gro, O'Brien, Mary Ann, Wolf, Fredric, Davis, Dave, Odgaard-Jensen, Jan, Oxman, Andrew D

“…Educational meetings are widely used for continuing medical education. Previous reviews found that interactive workshops resulted in moderately large…”
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Differential Suture Loading in an Experimental Rotator Cuff Repair by Howe, Christopher, Huber, Philippe, Wolf, Fredric M., Matsen, Frederick

“…Background Repairs of large rotator cuff tears often fail to heal. A possible factor in these failures is excessive tension in the repair sutures, causing them…”
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The use of methadone to facilitate opioid weaning in pediatric critical care patients: a systematic review of the literature and meta‐analysis by Dervan, Leslie A., Yaghmai, Beryl, Watson, Robert Scott, Wolf, Fredric M., Thomas, Mark

“…Summary Background Continuous opioid infusion therapy is commonly utilized in the pediatric intensive care setting to treat pain and facilitate tolerance of…”
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Learning about asthma by Guevara, James P, Wolf, Fredric M, Grum, Cyril M, Clark, Noreen M

“…To be included in the review, studies had to test self-management educational programmes designed to help prevent asthma attacks, improve the ability of…”
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Meta-analytic methods for pooling rates when follow-up duration varies: a case study by Guevara, James P, Berlin, Jesse A, Wolf, Fredric M

“…Meta-analysis can be used to pool rate measures across studies, but challenges arise when follow-up duration varies. Our objective was to compare different…”
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Arthroscopic Compared with Open Repairs for Recurrent Anterior Shoulder Instability: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature by Lenters, Tim R, Franta, Amy K, Wolf, Fredric M, Leopold, Seth S, Matsen, Frederick A

“…BackgroundBoth arthroscopic and open surgical repairs are utilized for the management of anterior glenohumeral instability. To determine the evidence…”
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Intravenous iron therapy in pediatric hemodialysis patients: a meta-analysis by Gillespie, Robert S, Wolf, Fredric M

“…Dialysis guidelines recommend aggressive management of anemia, including the use of intravenous iron (i.v.Fe) when indicated. However, few published data are…”
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Impact of Formal Continuing Medical Education: Do Conferences, Workshops, Rounds, and Other Traditional Continuing Education Activities Change Physician Behavior or Health Care Outcomes? by Davis, Dave, O'Brien, Mary Ann Thomson, Freemantle, Nick, Wolf, Fredric M, Mazmanian, Paul, Taylor-Vaisey, Anne

“…CONTEXT Although physicians report spending a considerable amount of time in continuing medical education (CME) activities, studies have shown a sizable…”
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Evaluation of a joint Bioinformatics and Medical Informatics international course in Peru by Curioso, Walter H, Hansen, Jacquelyn R, Centurion-Lara, Arturo, Garcia, Patricia J, Wolf, Fredric M, Fuller, Sherrilynne, Holmes, King K, Kimball, Ann Marie

“…New technologies that emerge at the interface of computational and biomedical science could drive new advances in global health, therefore more training in…”
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The effects of a web-based intervention on the physical outcomes associated with diabetes among adults age 60 and older: a randomized trial by Bond, Gail E, Burr, Robert, Wolf, Fredric M, Price, Martha, McCurry, Susan M, Teri, Linda

“…The emergence of the World Wide Web in the last decade has made it feasible for the Internet to be a vehicle for chronic disease management. A randomized…”
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Working conditions and adverse pregnancy outcome: a meta-analysis by Mozurkewich, Ellen L, Luke, Barbara, Avni, Michal, Wolf, Fredric M

“…Objective: To evaluate the association between working conditions and adverse pregnancy outcomes by performing a meta-analysis of published studies. Data…”
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Do physicians know when their diagnoses are correct? Implications for decision support and error reduction by FRIEDMAN, Charles P, GATTI, Guido G, FRANZ, Timothy M, MURPHY, Gwendolyn C, WOLF, Fredric M, HECKERLING, Paul S, FINE, Paul L, MILLER, Thomas M, ELSTEIN, Arthur S

“…This study explores the alignment between physicians' confidence in their diagnoses and the "correctness" of these diagnoses, as a function of clinical…”
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Impact of Educational Intervention on Confidence and Competence in the Performance of a Simple Surgical Task by Leopold, Seth S, Morgan, Hannah D, Kadel, Nancy J, Gardner, Gregory C, Schaad, Douglas C, Wolf, Fredric M

“…BackgroundMany complex new procedures involve a learning curve, and patients treated by individuals who are new to a procedure may have more complications than…”
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Testing for the presence of positive-outcome bias in peer review: a randomized controlled trial by Emerson, Gwendolyn B, Warme, Winston J, Wolf, Fredric M, Heckman, James D, Brand, Richard A, Leopold, Seth S

“…If positive-outcome bias exists, it threatens the integrity of evidence-based medicine. We sought to determine whether positive-outcome bias is present during…”
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Teaching Patient Communication Skills to Medical Students: A Review of Randomized Controlled Trials by Smith, Sherilyn, Hanson, Janice L., Tewksbury, Linda R., Christy, Cynthia, Talib, Nasreen J., Harris, Mitchell A., Beck, Gary L., Wolf, Fredric M.

“…Tools to examine the effects of teaching interventions across a variety of studies are needed. The authors perform a meta-analysis of 24 randomized controlled…”
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Influence of Graphic Format on Comprehension of Risk Information among American Indians by Sprague, Debra, LaVallie, Donna L., Wolf, Fredric M., Jacobsen, Clemma, Sayson, Kirsten, Buchwald, Dedra

“…Background. Presentation of risk information influences patients’ ability to interpret health care options. Little is known about this relationship between…”
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Health Numeracy and Understanding of Risk Among Older American Indians and Alaska Natives by LaVallie, Donna L., Wolf, Fredric M., Jacobsen, Clemma, Sprague, Debra, Buchwald, Dedra S.

“…American Indian and Alaska Native people suffer extreme health disparities and remain underrepresented in health research. This population needs adequate…”
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