Respiratory disease
Audit and Feedback Tools
Respiratory disease
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Asthma, hypertension
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Clinical condition Asthma Clinical behaviour category Testing/exams Recipient/Clinical discipline GP/family Setting Primary care Country UK Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Written, verbal Language English Citation Foster JM, Hoskins G, Smith B, Lee AJ, Price D, Pinnock H. Practice development plans to improve the primary care management of acute asthma: randomised controlled trial. BMC Family Practice. 2007 Apr 24;8:23. Year published 2007 Description of groups Control: educational workshop + practice development plan + educational materials; Intervention: educational workshop + practice development plan + A&F + educational materials
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Clinical condition Asthma Clinical behaviour category Prescribing Recipient/Clinical discipline GP/family Setting Primary care Country Germany Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Written, verbal Language German Citation Kaufmann-Kolle P, Szecsenyi J, Broge B, Haefeli WE, Schneider A. Führt die Implementierung von offenem Benchmarking in datengestützten Qualitätszirkeln zur Verbesserung der hausärztlichen Versorgung bei Arzneimittelinteraktion und Asthma bronchiale? [Does implementation of benchmarking in quality circles improve the quality of care of patients with asthma and reduce drug interaction?]. Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen. 2011;105(5):389-95. Year published 2011 Description of groups Intervention 1: Benchmarking Quality Circles+ A&F; Intervention 2: Traditional Quality Circles + A&F
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Clinical condition Asthma Clinical behaviour category Screening, prescribing, counselling Recipient/Clinical discipline GP/family Setting Primary care Country USA Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Written, verbal Language English Citation Mold JW, Fox C, Wisniewski A, Lipman PD, Krauss MR, Harris DR, Aspy C, Cohen RA, Elward K, Frame P, Yawn BP, Solberg LI, Gonin R. Implementing asthma guidelines using practice facilitation and local learning collaboratives: a randomized controlled trial. Annals of Family Medicine. 2014 May-Jun;12(3):233-40. DOI: 10.1370/afm.1624
Year published 2014 Description of groups Intervention 1: A&F + academic detailing + asthma guidelines + asthma toolkit + action plan
templates;Intervention 2: A&F + academic detailing + asthma guidelines + asthma toolkit + action plan templates + assistance from practice facilitator;
Intervention 3: A&F + academic detailing + asthma guidelines + asthma toolkit + action plan templates + local learning collaborative;
Intervention 4: A&F + academic detailing + asthma guidelines + asthma toolkit + action plan templates + assistance from practice facilitator + local learning collaborative
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Clinical condition Asthma Clinical behaviour category Prescribing Recipient/Clinical discipline GP/family Setting Primary care Country Denmark Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (Figure 1) (PDF) Format Written Language English Citation Søndergaard J, Andersen M, Vach K, Kragstrup J, Maclure M, Gram LF. Detailed postal feedback about prescribing to asthma patients combined with a guideline statement showed no impact: a randomised controlled trial. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 2002 May;58(2):127-32. Year published 2002 Description of groups Control 1: A&F on unrelated topic; Intervention 1: A&F (patient count); Intervention 2: A&F (aggregated)
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Clinical condition Asthma, hypertension Clinical behaviour category Counselling Recipient/Clinical discipline Community pharmacists Setting Pharmacy Country Canada Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Written Language English Citation Winslade N, Eguale T, Tamblyn R. Optimising the changing role of the community pharmacist: a randomised trial of the impact of audit and feedback. BMJ Open. 2016 May 20;6(5):e010865. Year published 2016 Description of groups Control: no intervention; Intervention: A&F
Respiratory infections
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Clinical condition Respiratory tract infections Clinical behaviour category Prescribing Recipient/Clinical discipline Primary care physicians Setting Primary care Country USA Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (Figure 1) (PDF) Format Electronic Language English Citation Dutcher L, Degnan K, Adu-Gyamfi AB, Lautenbach E, Cressman L, David MZ, Cluzet V, Szymczak JE, Pegues DA, Bilker W, Tolomeo P, Hamilton KW. Improving outpatient antibiotic prescribing for respiratory tract infections in primary care: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2022 Mar 23;74(6):947-956. DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab602
Year published 2022 Description of groups Control: no intervention; Intervention: A&F – peer benchmarking + educational sessions
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Clinical condition Acute respiratory infections Clinical behaviour category Prescribing Recipient/Clinical discipline Primary care physicians Setting Primary care Country USA Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (Figure 2) (PDF) Format Electronic dashboard Language English Citation Du Yan L, Dean K, Park D, Thompson J, Tong I, Liu C, Hamdy RF. Education vs clinician feedback on antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory infections in telemedicine: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2021 Feb;36(2):305-312. Year published 2021 Description of groups Control: education only; Intervention: A&F monthly dashboard and education
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Clinical condition Respiratory tract infections Clinical behaviour category Prescribing Recipient/Clinical discipline GP/family Setting Primary care Country Norway Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Written, verbal Language Norwegian Citation Gjelstad S, Høye S, Straand J, Brekke M, Dalen I, Lindbæk M. Improving antibiotic prescribing in acute respiratory tract infections: cluster randomised trial from Norwegian general practice (prescription peer academic detailing (Rx-PAD) study). BMJ. 2013 Jul 26;347:f4403. DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f4403
Year published 2013 Description of groups Intervention 1 (antibiotic prescribing): academic detailing + education + A&F; Intervention 2 (appropriate prescribing): academic detailing + education + A&F
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Clinical condition Bronchiolitis Clinical behaviour category Test ordering, prescribing Recipient/Clinical discipline Nurses, medical practitioners Setting Hospital inpatient Country Australia and New Zealand Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Verbal, written Language English Citation Haskell L, Tavender EJ, Wilson CL, O'Brien S, Babl FE, Borland ML, Cotterell E, Schembri R, Orsini F, Sheridan N, Johnson DW, Oakley E, Dalziel SR; PREDICT Network. Effectiveness of targeted interventions on treatment of infants with bronchiolitis: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Pediatrics. 2021 Aug 1;175(8):797-806. Year published 2021 Description of groups Control: guideline dissemination; Intervention: site-based clinical leads, stakeholder meetings, a train-the-trainer workshop, targeted educational delivery, other educational and promotional materials, and audit and feedback
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Clinical condition Acute respiratory infections Clinical behaviour category Prescribing Recipient/Clinical discipline GP/family Setting Primary care Country Switzerland Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Written Language German Citation Hemkens LG, Saccilotto R, Reyes SL, Glinz D, Zumbrunn T, Grolimund O, Gloy V, Raatz H, Widmer A, Zeller A, Bucher HC. Personalized Prescription Feedback Using Routinely Collected Data to Reduce Antibiotic Use in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Internal Medicine 2017;177(2):176-183. Year published 2017 Description of groups Control: no intervention; Intervention: A&F + guidelines
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Clinical condition Acute respiratory infection Clinical behaviour category Prescribing Recipient/Clinical discipline GP/family Setting Primary care Country USA Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (Figure 1) (PDF) Format Electronic dashboard Language English Citation Linder JA, Schnipper JL, Tsurikova R, Yu DT, Volk LA, Melnikas AJ, Palchuk MB, Olsha-Yehiav M, Middleton B. Electronic health record feedback to improve antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infections. The American Journal of Managed Care. 2010 Dec;16(12 Suppl HIT):e311-9. Year published 2010 Description of groups Control: no intervention; Intervention: A&F + electronic dashboard
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Clinical condition Acute respiratory infection Clinical behaviour category Prescribing Recipient/Clinical discipline Emergency medicine Setting Emergency departments Country USA Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Written Language English Citation Metlay JP, Camargo CA Jr, MacKenzie T, McCulloch C, Maselli J, Levin SK, Kersey A, Gonzales R; IMPAACT Investigators. Cluster-randomized trial to improve antibiotic use for adults with acute respiratory infections treated in emergency departments. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 2007 Sep;50(3):221-30. Year published 2007 Description of groups Control: no intervention; Intervention: A&F + clinician education sessions + patient education
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Clinical condition Respiratory tract and ear Infections Clinical behaviour category Prescribing Recipient/Clinical discipline GP/family Setting Primary care Country Netherlands Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Verbal (interactive) Language Dutch Citation van der Velden AW, Kuyvenhoven MM, Verheij TJ. Improving antibiotic prescribing quality by an intervention embedded in the primary care practice accreditation: the ARTI4 randomized trial. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2016 Jan;71(1):257-63. DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkv328
Year published 2016 Description of groups Control: no intervention; Intervention: A&F + patient educational materials + educational meeting + clinical practice guidelines
Pneumonia, sepsis
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Clinical condition Pneumonia Clinical behaviour category Diagnosis Recipient/Clinical discipline Internal medicine Setting Hospital inpatient Country Kenya Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Written, verbal Language English Citation Ayieko P, Irimu G, Ogero M, Mwaniki P, Malla L, Julius T, Chepkirui M, Mbevi G, Oliwa J, Agweyu A, Akech S, Were F, English M; Clinical Information Network Authors. Effect of enhancing audit and feedback on uptake of childhood pneumonia treatment policy in hospitals that are part of a clinical network: a cluster randomized trial. Implementation Science. 2019 Mar 4;14(1):20. Year published 2019 Description of groups Intervention 1: enhanced A&F + standard A&F + pneumonia guidelines + network support + half-day training on new guidelines; Intervention 2: standard A&F + pneumonia guidelines + network support + half-day training on new guidelines
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Clinical condition Pneumonia Clinical behaviour category Prescribing Recipient/Clinical discipline Pulmonary/internal medicine physicians Setting Hospital inpatient Country Netherlands Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Written, verbal Language English Citation Schweitzer VA, van Heijl I, Boersma WG, Rozemeijer W, Verduin K, Grootenboers MJ, Sankatsing SUC, van der Bij AK, de Bruijn W, Ammerlaan HSM, Overdevest I, Roorda-van der Vegt JMM, Engel-Dettmers EM, Ayuketah-Ekokobe FE, Haeseker MB, Dorigo-Zetsma JW, van der Linden PD, Boel CHE, Oosterheert JJ, van Werkhoven CH, Bonten MJM; CAP-PACT Study Group. Narrow-spectrum antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia in Dutch adults (CAP-PACT): a cross-sectional, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised, non-inferiority, antimicrobial stewardship intervention trial. Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2022 Feb;22(2):274-283. Year published 2022 Description of groups Control: no intervention; Intervention: Multifaceted antimicrobial stewardship intervention based on education on local guidelines and audit and feedback
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Clinical condition Pneumonia and sepsis Clinical behaviour category Treatment decision/action Recipient/Clinical discipline Emergency medicine Setting Hospital inpatient Country USA Audit and feedback tool A&F TOOL (PDF) Format Written Language English Citation Trent SA, Havranek EP, Ginde AA, Haukoos JS. Effect of Audit and Feedback on Physician Adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pneumonia and Sepsis. American Journal of Medical Quality. 2019 May/Jun;34(3):217-225. Year published 2019 Description of groups Control: no intervention; Intervention: A&F
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