Effectiveness of professional and patient-oriented strategies in reducing vitamin D and B12 test ordering in primary care: a cluster randomised intervention study
Background: Vitamin tests are increasingly ordered by GPs, but a clinical and evidence-based indication is often lacking. Harnessing technology (that is, decision support tools and redesigning request forms) have been shown to reduce vitamin requests. Aim: To investigate whether the number of vitamin tests may be reduced by providing a multi-level intervention programme based on training, monitoring, and feedback. Design & setting: This was a cluster randomised intervention study performed in 26 primary care health centres (>195 000 patients) in the Netherlands. The relative reduction i... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2021 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | BJGP Open, Vol 5, Iss 6 (2021) |
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Royal College of General Practitioners
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Schlagwörter: | overdiagnosis / primary care / vitamins / diagnostic tests / routine / netherlands / vitamin b12 / vitamin d / Medicine (General) / R5-920 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26799493 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGPO.2021.0113 |