Effect of an oral healthcare protocol in nursing homes on care staffs' knowledge and attitude towards oral health care: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Gerodontology ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Janssens ◽  
Luc De Visschere ◽  
Gert-Jan van der Putten ◽  
Kersti de Lugt-Lustig ◽  
Jos M.G.A. Schols ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Oral Health Care ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Randomised Controlled

scholarly journals The Economics of Dementia-Care Mapping in Nursing Homes: A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. e86662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geertje van de Ven ◽  
Irena Draskovic ◽  
Elke van Herpen ◽  
Raymond T. C. M. Koopmans ◽  
Rogier Donders ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Dementia Care ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
Randomised Controlled ◽  
Care Mapping ◽  
Dementia Care Mapping

Telemedicine consultation for patients with diabetes mellitus: a cluster randomised controlled trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 385-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajay Sood ◽  
Sharon A Watts ◽  
Julie K Johnson ◽  
Stacey Hirth ◽  
David C Aron
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial ◽  
Cluster Randomised ◽  
Telemedicine Consultation ◽  
Patients With Diabetes ◽  
Randomised Controlled

Introduction There is a widening discrepancy between the increasing number of patients with diabetes mellitus and the health care resources available to manage these patients. Telemedicine has been used in a number of instances to improve and deliver health care where traditional care delivery methods may encounter difficulty. We conducted a cluster randomised controlled trial of telemedicine consultation to manage patients with diabetes mellitus. Methods Eleven primary care centres attached to one Veteran Administration tertiary care centre were randomised to provide patients with diabetes consultation referral either by usual consultation in diabetes clinic or telemedicine consultations via videoconference. Results Altogether, 199 patients were managed by telemedicine consultation and 83 by usual consultation. Patients in both groups showed a small decrease in haemoglobin A1c, with no statistical difference between the groups (telemedicine consultation −1.01% vs usual consultation −0.68%, p = 0.19). Surveys of patients and semi-structured interviews with primary care providers showed better response and satisfaction with telemedicine consultations. Discussion This study shows similar clinical outcomes as measured by glycaemic control for patients with diabetes mellitus having a specialist consultation using real-time telemedicine consultation as compared to in-clinic consultation. Telemedicine consultation was also associated with better patient and primary care provider satisfaction.

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