scholarly journals Internal Versus External Motivation in Referral of Primary Care Patients with Depression to an Internet Support Group: Randomized Controlled Trial

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. e42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin W Van Voorhees ◽  
Robert C Hsiung ◽  
Monika Marko-Holguin ◽  
Thomas K Houston ◽  
Joshua Fogel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Internet Support Group ◽  
Internet Support ◽  
Primary Care Patients ◽  
External Motivation

Reflective testing – A randomized controlled trial in primary care patients

2020 ◽  
pp. 000456322096837
Author(s):  
Wytze P Oosterhuis ◽  
Wilhelmine PHG Verboeket-van de Venne ◽  
Cees TBM van Deursen ◽  
Henri EJH Stoffers ◽  
Bernadette AC van Acker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Medical Records ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Primary Care Patients

Background Reflective testing, i.e. interpreting, commenting on and, if necessary, adding tests in order to aid the diagnostic process in a meaningful and efficient manner, is an extra service provided by laboratory medicine. However, there have been no prospective randomized controlled trials investigating the value of reflective testing in patient management. Methods In this trial, primary care patients were randomly allocated to an intervention group, where general practitioners received laboratory tests results as requested as well as add-on test results with interpretative comments where considered appropriate by the laboratory specialist, or to a control group, where general practitioners only received the laboratory test results requested. Patients’ medical records were evaluated with a follow-up period of six months. For both groups, the primary outcome measures, i.e. both intended action and actual management action, were blindly assessed by an independent expert panel as adequate, neutral or inadequate. Results In 226 of the 270 cases (84%), reflective testing was considered to be useful for the patient. In the intervention group ( n = 148), actual management by the general practitioner was scored as adequate ( n = 104; 70%), neutral ( n = 29; 20%) or not adequate ( n = 15; 10%). In the control group ( n = 122), these numbers were 57 (47%), 37 (30%) and 28 (23%). This difference was statistically significant ( P < 0.001). Conclusion This randomized controlled trial showed a positive effect of reflective testing in primary care patients on the adequacy of their management, as documented in medical records.

scholarly journals Insurance-Reimbursable Mindfulness for Safety-Net Primary Care Patients: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Mindfulness ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1744-1759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richa Gawande ◽  
Elizabeth Pine ◽  
Todd Griswold ◽  
Timothy Creedon ◽  
Zayda Vallejo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Primary Care Patients ◽  
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
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