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Improving the reporting of pragmatic trials: an extension of the CONSORT statement by Zwarenstein, Merrick, Treweek, Shaun, Gagnier, Joel J, Altman, Douglas G, Tunis, Sean, Haynes, Brian, Oxman, Andrew D, Moher, David

“…Background The CONSORT statement is intended to improve reporting of randomised controlled trials and focuses on minimising the risk of bias (internal…”
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Interprofessional education: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes by Reeves, S, Zwarenstein, M, Goldman, J, Barr, H, Freeth, D, Hammick, M, Koppel, I

“…Patient care is a complex activity which demands that health and social care professionals work together in an effective manner. The evidence suggests,…”
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Effectiveness of a group diabetes education programme in under-served communities in South Africa: a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial by Mash, R. J., Rhode, H., Zwarenstein, M., Rollnick, S., Lombard, C., Steyn, K., Levitt, N.

“…Aim To evaluate the effectiveness of group education, led by health promoters using a guiding style, for people with Type 2 diabetes in public sector community…”
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Impact of CONSORT extension for cluster randomised trials on quality of reporting and study methodology: review of random sample of 300 trials, 2000-8 by Ivers, N M, Taljaard, M, Dixon, S, Bennett, C, McRae, A, Taleban, J, Skea, Z, Brehaut, J C, Boruch, R F, Eccles, M P, Grimshaw, J M, Weijer, C, Zwarenstein, M, Donner, A

“…Objective To assess the impact of the 2004 extension of the CONSORT guidelines on the reporting and methodological quality of cluster randomised trials.Design…”
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Lay health workers in primary and community health care by Lewin, S A, Dick, J, Pond, P, Zwarenstein, M, Aja, G, van Wyk, B, Bosch-Capblanch, X, Patrick, M

“…Lay health workers (LHWs) are widely used to provide care for a broad range of health issues. However, little is known about the effectiveness of LHW…”
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Interventions for providers to promote a patient-centred approach in clinical consultations by Lewin, S A, Skea, Z C, Entwistle, V, Zwarenstein, M, Dick, J

“…Communication problems in health care may arise as a result of health care providers focusing on diseases and their management, rather than people, their lives…”
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Multimorbidity, control and treatment of non-communicable diseases among primary healthcare attenders in the Western Cape, South Africa by Folb, N, Timmerman, V, Levitt, N S, Steyn, K, Bachmann, M O, Lund, C, Bateman, E D, Lombard, C, Gaziano, T A, Zwarenstein, M, Fairall, L R

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Matching trial design decisions to the needs of those you hope will use the results: The PRECIS-2 tool by Loudon, K, Zwarenstein, M, Sullivan, F, Donnan, P, Treweek, S

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Impact of a centralized osteoporosis coordinator on post-fracture osteoporosis management: a cluster randomized trial by Jaglal, S. B., Donescu, O. S., Bansod, V., Laprade, J., Thorpe, K., Hawker, G., Majumdar, S. R., Meadows, L., Cadarette, S. M., Papaioannou, A., Kloseck, M., Beaton, D., Bogoch, E., Zwarenstein, M.

“…Summary We conducted a cluster randomized trial evaluating the effect of a centralized coordinator who identifies and follows up with fracture patients and…”
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Interventions to promote collaboration between nurses and doctors by Zwarenstein, M, Bryant, W

“…Lack of nurse-doctor collaboration contributes to problems in quality and efficiency of patient care. To assess the effects of interventions designed to…”
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Chest radiograph in acute respiratory infections by Swingler, G H, Zwarenstein, M

“…Chest radiography is widely used during the management of acute lower respiratory infections, but the benefits are unknown. To assess the effects of chest…”
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Interprofessional education: effects on professional practice and health care outcomes by Zwarenstein, M, Reeves, S, Barr, H, Hammick, M, Koppel, I, Atkins, J

“…As patient care becomes more complex, effective collaboration between health and social care professionals is required. However, evidence suggests that these…”
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Building capacity for antiretroviral delivery in South Africa: a qualitative evaluation of the PALSA PLUS nurse training programme by Stein, J, Lewin, S, Fairall, L, Mayers, P, English, R, Bheekie, A, Bateman, E, Zwarenstein, M

“…South Africa recently launched a national antiretroviral treatment programme. This has created an urgent need for nurse-training in antiretroviral treatment…”
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demonstration project of a multi-component educational intervention to improve integrated post-fracture osteoporosis care in five rural communities in Ontario, Canada by Jaglal, S. B, Hawker, G, Bansod, V, Salbach, N. M, Zwarenstein, M, Carroll, J, Brooks, D, Cameron, C, Bogoch, E, Jaakkimainen, L, Kreder, H

“…Summary This study evaluated a multi-component intervention (educational materials and outreach visits) to increase knowledge and improve post-fracture care…”
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Evaluation of lay health workers' needs to effectively support anti-tuberculosis treatment adherence in Malawi by Puchalski Ritchie, L. M., van Lettow, M., Barnsley, J., Chan, A. K., Joshua, M., Martiniuk, A. L. C., Schull, M. J., Zwarenstein, M.

“…OBJECTIVE: To identify barriers and facilitators to efforts by lay health workers (LHWs) to support anti-tuberculosis treatment adherence in Malawi to inform…”
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Randomised controlled trial of self-supervised and directly observed treatment of tuberculosis by Zwarenstein, Merrick, Schoeman, Jan H, Vundule, Caesar, Lombard, Carl J, Tatley, Mike

“…Tuberculosis is a major public-health problem in South Africa, made worse by poor adherence to and frequent interruption of treatment. Direct observation (DO)…”
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Pragmatic, Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of Delayed Educational Reminders for Long-Term Medication Adherence in St-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (Derla-Stemi) by Schwalm, J.R, Ivers, N.M, Witteman, H.O, Taljaard, M, RaoMelacini, P, Zwarenstein, M, Grimshaw, J.M, Natarajan, M.K

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Outreach education for integration of HIV/AIDS care, antiretroviral treatment, and tuberculosis care in primary care clinics in South Africa: PALSA PLUS pragmatic cluster randomised trial by Zwarenstein, Merrick, Fairall, Lara R, Lombard, Carl, Mayers, Pat, Bheekie, Angeni, English, René G, Lewin, Simon, Bachmann, Max O, Bateman, Eric

“…Objective To investigate whether PALSA PLUS, an on-site educational outreach programme of non-didactic, case based, iterative clinical education of staff, led…”
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Effect on tuberculosis outcomes of educational outreach to South African clinics during two randomised trials by BACHMANN, M. O, FAIRALL, L. R, LOMBARD, C, TIMMERMAN, V, VAN DER MERWE, S, BATEMAN, E. D, ZWARENSTEIN, M

“…Public sector primary care clinics in Free State Province, South Africa. To investigate the effects of on-site in-service clinical skills training for nurse…”
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Chest radiograph in acute respiratory infections in children by Swingler, G H, Zwarenstein, M

“…Chest radiography is widely used in children with acute lower respiratory infections, but the benefits are unknown. To assess the effects of chest radiography…”
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