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Diane Morin

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PubMed2004

[Evidence-based practice. Part 1: Origins, definitions, critiques, obstacles, advantages and impact].

The increasing popularity of evidence-based practice (EBP) requires that nurses take a stand regarding this type of practice. This positioning rests on knowledge of EBP, however this notion varies by discipline and many definitions exist even within the nursing discipline. An improved understanding of the basic tenets of this type of practice is thus essential. This first, of a series of two articles describes the origin of EBP as well as various definitions, it also presents the major criticisms raised and takes a look at the impact of the increased tendency towards EBP on professional practice.

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PubMed2004

[Evidence-based practice: Part 2: Steps in the process].

Evidence-based (EBP) aims for a new distribution of power centered on scientific evidence rather than clinical expertise. The present article describes the operational process of EBP by describing the implementation stages of this type of practise. This stage presentation is essential given that there are many conceptions end models of EBP and that some nurses have a limited knowledge of its rules ans implications. Given that number and formulation of the stages varies by author, the process presented here attempts to integrate the different stages reviewed.

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PubMed2003

Callers' ability to understand advice received from a telephone health-line service: comparison of self-reported and registered data.

OBJECTIVE: To validate users' perception of nurses' recommendations to look for another health resource among clients seeking teleadvice. To analyze the effects of different users' and call characteristics on the incorrectness of the self-report. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: This study is a secondary analysis of data obtained from 4,696 randomly selected participants in a survey conducted in 1997 among users of Info-Santé CLSC, a no-charge telenursing health-line service (THLS) available all over the province of Québec. STUDY DESIGN/DATA COLLECTION: Self-reported advice from follow-up survey phone interviews, conducted within 48 to 120 hours after the participant's call were compared to the data consigned by the nurse in the computerized call record. Covariables concerned characteristics of callers, context of the calls, and satisfaction about the nurses' intervention. Association between these variables and inaccurate reports was identified using multinomial logistic regression analyses. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Advice to consult were recorded by the nurse in 42 percent of cases, whereas 39 percent of callers stated they had received one. Overall disagreement between the two sources is 27 percent (12 percent by false positive and 15 percent by false negative) and kappa is 0.45. Characteristics such as living alone (adjusted OR = 2.5), calls relating to psychological problems (OR = 2.8), perceived seriousness (OR = approximately 2.6), as well as others, were associated with inaccurate reports. CONCLUSIONS: Telephone health-line providers should be aware that many callers appear to interpret advice to seek additional health care differently than intended. Our findings suggest the need for continuing quality control interventions to reduce miscommunication, insure better understanding of advice by callers, and contribute to more effective service.

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PubMed2003

[Needs assessment for continuing education and health promotion training for Senegalese chief nurses].

This study, whose purpose is to contribute to improving chief nurses' (ICP, French acronym) performance and practice in the realm of health promotion, was conducted in the medical region of Kaolak in Senegal. The objective is to identify the needs for ICP's continuing education and health promotion training and to delineate their priorities. This is a descriptive study characterised by a combined methodology which integrates a qualitative phase and a quantitative phase, in which six continuing education and training experts and 74 ICPs working in the region participated respectively. The method initially allowed the team to identify what are in theory the different types of health promotion skills that ICPs have, to validate this typology and it's contents through an expert panel and to adjust this to the practice of nursing at the community level in the Senegalese national context. Second, the range of training needs were measured by the ICPs and the classification of abilities was established in order of priority. This study allows for a comprehensive and detailed listing of needs for continuing education and training among Senegalese ICPs based on consensus on what their abilities are. The study also suggests that nurses' initial education and training be adapted and continuing education and training be established.

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Depressive symptoms and associated factors in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

PROBLEM: To compare depressive symptoms in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to those in healthy children, and to explore the influence of individual and family factors on level of depression. METHODS: Individual interviews with 68 children, ages 7 to 12 years, in order to complete the Children's Depression Inventory. FINDINGS: Children with ADHD reported significantly more depressive symptoms than did children without ADHD; 14.7% of children with ADHD reached the threshold of a 19 point score, which suggests clinical depression. No significant effects of individual and family factors on level of depression were found. CONCLUSIONS: Children with ADHD are more inclined to experience depressive symptoms than are healthy children. To plan appropriate interventions, nurses evaluating and working with children with ADHD should always consider a possible coexistence of depressive symptoms.

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[Recommendations for appeal to another resource in a health case brought by nurses in the Info-Health Service CLSC: convergence between utilization declarations and informants' data].

OBJECTIVES: To examine the perception of telephone advice-line users as to whether or not a formal recommendation had been made to seek another consultation and to compare users' perception to what the nurse documented. To analyze the effects of different users' and call characteristics on the incorrectness of the self-report. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING: This study is a secondary analysis of data obtained from 4,696 randomly selected participants in a survey conducted among users of Info-Santé CLSC, a free-of-charge telenursing health-line service (THLS) available throughout the province of Quebec. STUDY DESIGN/DATA COLLECTION: Self-reported advice from follow-up survey phone interviews, conducted within 48-120 hours after the participant's call, were compared to the data consigned by the nurse in the computerized call-record. Covariables concerned characteristics of callers, context of the call, and satisfaction with the nurses' intervention. Association between these variables and inaccurate reports was identified using multinomial logistic regression analyses. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Advice to consult another health resource was recorded by the nurse in 42% of cases, whereas 39% of callers stated they had received such a recommendation. Overall disagreement between the two sources is 27% (12% by false positive and 15% by false negative) and kappa is 0.45. Characteristics such as living alone (adjusted OR = 2.5), calls relating to psychological problems (OR = 2.8), perceived seriousness (OR = -2.6) as well as others, were associated with inaccurate reports. CONCLUSIONS: Telephone health-line providers should be aware that many callers appear to interpret advice to seek additional health care differently than intended. Our findings suggest the need for continuing quality control interventions to reduce miscommunication, ensure better understanding of advice by callers, and contribute to more effective service.

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