Background Plan–do–study–act (PDSA) cycles provide a structure for iterative testing of
changes to improve quality of systems. The method is widely accepted in healthcare …

Over the past few decades we have witnessed several phases in the development of
approaches aimed at ensuring that patients continue therapy for chronic conditions for long …

This chapter presents a taxonomy that distinguishes among different categories of theories,
models and frameworks used in implementation science. The chapter describes five …

Evidence-Based Practice in Nursing & Healthcare: A Guide to Best Practice, 5th Edition, is a
bestselling, easy-to-use guide to translating research findings to nursing practice and …

There is confusion and misunderstanding about the concepts of knowledge translation,
knowledge transfer, knowledge exchange, research utilization, implementation, diffusion …

Adherence to therapies is a primary determinant of treatment success. Poor adherence
attenuates optimum clinical benefits and therefore reduces the overall effectiveness of …

Major difficulties arise when introducing evidence and clinical guidelines into routine daily
practice. Data show that many patients do not receive appropriate care, or receive …

Background Audit and feedback is widely used as a strategy to improve professional
practice either on its own or as a component of multifaceted quality improvement …

It is important that the medical profession play a significant role in critically evaluating the
use of diagnostic procedures and therapies as they are introduced and tested in the …

Heart failure (HF) is a major and growing public health problem in the United States.
Approximately 5 million patients in this country have HF, and over 550 000 patients are …