Background Tailored intervention strategies are frequently recommended among
approaches to the implementation of improvement in health professional performance …

Background In the previous version of this review, the effectiveness of interventions tailored
to barriers to change was found to be uncertain. Objectives To assess the effectiveness of …

According to the World Health Organization, 23.1% of the global burden of disease
(measured in disability-adjusted life years, or DALYs) can be attributed to illness in persons …

ContextAlthough chest pain is widely considered a key symptom in the diagnosis of
myocardial infarction (MI), not all patients with MI present with chest pain. The extent to …

The most frequent medical intervention performed by a doctor is the writing of a prescription.
Because chronic illness increases with advancing age, older people are more likely to have …

Objective: To assess trends in the use of self-report measures in research on adherence to
practice guidelines since 1980, and to determine the impact of response bias on the validity …

An individual or organization that sets out to implement an innovation (eg, a new technology,
program, or policy) generally requires support. In the Interactive Systems Framework for …

BACKGROUND: Evidence-based cardiac therapies are underutilized in elderly patients. We
assessed differences in practice patterns, comorbidities, and in-hospital event rates, by age …

Discusses categories of suboptimal prescribing of medications and the modification of such
practices in older patients. Definitions of polypharmacy, inappropriate prescribing and …

Background Although increased attention has been paid to sex and racial differences in the
management of myocardial infarction, it is unknown whether these differences have …