Effectiveness of educational outreach visits compared with usual guideline dissemination to improve family physician prescribing—an 18-month open cluster-randomized trial

Effectiveness of educational outreach visits compared with usual guideline dissemination to improve family physician prescribing—an 18-month open cluster-randomized trial

Abstract Background Educational outreach visits are meant to improve the practice of health professionals by promoting face-to-face visits to deliver educational contents. They have been shown to change prescription behavior, but long-term effects are still uncertain. This trial aimed to determine i...

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Main Authors: Daniel Pinto, Bruno Heleno, David S. Rodrigues, Ana Luísa Papoila, Isabel Santos, Pedro A. Caetano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-09-01
Series:Implementation Science
Subjects:
Educational outreach
Academic detailing
Guideline adherence
Family practice
Drug utilization
Program evaluation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13012-018-0810-1

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