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Predictors Of Evidence-Based Decision Making And Population Health Practice In Lhds, Kay Lovelace, Robert Aronson, Kelly Rulison, Gulzar H. Shah, Mark Smith
Predictors Of Evidence-Based Decision Making And Population Health Practice In Lhds, Kay Lovelace, Robert Aronson, Kelly Rulison, Gulzar H. Shah, Mark Smith
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Research Objective: To identify the frequency with which LHDs carry out Evidence-Based Decision Making (EBDM) and population health strategies in LHDs and state-, LHD-, and community-levels predictors of LHDs' use of these strategies.
Data Sets and Sources: Harmonized PHSSR dataset consisting of 2010 NACCHO Profile of Local Health Departments Survey, Module 2 respondents, 2010 ASTHO Profile of State Health Departments, US Census data, and Area Resource File data.
Study Design: The study used multivariate analysis to identify predictors of EBDM and population health. We identified items in the 2010 NACCHO Profile Survey representing EBDM and population health strategies and …
Physician Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendations: An Explanation Based On Informed Decision-Making, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Sarah B. Wackerbarth, Jennifer M. Joyce, Steven A. Haist
Physician Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendations: An Explanation Based On Informed Decision-Making, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Sarah B. Wackerbarth, Jennifer M. Joyce, Steven A. Haist
Yelena N. Tarasenko
Objective: The purpose of this research was to examine the content of physicians’ colorectal cancer screening recommendations. More specifically, using the framework of informed decision making synthesized by Braddock and colleagues, we conducted a qualitative study of the content of recommendations to describe how physicians are currently presenting this information to patients.
Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with 65 primary care physicians. We analyzed responses to a question designed to elicit how the physicians typically communicate their recommendation.
Results: Almost all of the physicians (98.5%) addressed the “nature of decision” element. A majority of physicians discussed “uncertainties …