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View article: Evaluating a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Cancer Risk Assessment in Primary Care: Simulation Study of Unintended Weight Loss
Evaluating a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Cancer Risk Assessment in Primary Care: Simulation Study of Unintended Weight Loss Open
Background Early cancer detection is crucial, but recognizing the significance of associated symptoms such as unintended weight loss in primary care remains challenging. Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) can aid cancer detection bu…
View article: Evaluating a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Cancer Risk Assessment in Primary Care: Simulation Study of Unintended Weight Loss
Evaluating a Clinical Decision Support Tool for Cancer Risk Assessment in Primary Care: Simulation Study of Unintended Weight Loss Open
Background Early cancer detection is crucial, but recognizing the significance of associated symptoms such as unintended weight loss in primary care remains challenging. Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) can aid cancer detection bu…
View article: Primary care patients presenting with unexpected weight loss in Australian general practices: replication of a diagnostic accuracy study
Primary care patients presenting with unexpected weight loss in Australian general practices: replication of a diagnostic accuracy study Open
Objective We calculate positive predictive values (PPVs) of patients presenting with unexpected weight loss (UWL) being diagnosed with cancer within 6 months, using data from a population of Australian primary care patients to replicate re…
View article: Implementation of a Quality Improvement and Clinical Decision Support Tool for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care: Process Evaluation
Implementation of a Quality Improvement and Clinical Decision Support Tool for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care: Process Evaluation Open
Background For patients with cancer, the pathway to diagnosis will most often begin in general practice. In the absence of strong diagnostic features or in patients with nonspecific symptoms, delays in diagnosis can occur. Initial presenta…
View article: Future Health Today and patients at risk of undiagnosed cancer: a pragmatic cluster randomised trial of quality- improvement activities in general practice
Future Health Today and patients at risk of undiagnosed cancer: a pragmatic cluster randomised trial of quality- improvement activities in general practice Open
Background Diagnosing cancer in general practice is complex, given the non-specific nature of many presenting symptoms and the overlap of potential diagnoses. Aim This trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of Future Health Today (FHT) …
View article: Adoption, acceptance, and use of a decision support tool to promote timely investigations for cancer in primary care
Adoption, acceptance, and use of a decision support tool to promote timely investigations for cancer in primary care Open
Background The complexities of diagnosing cancer in general practice has driven the development of quality improvement (QI) interventions, including clinical decision support (CDS) and auditing tools. Future Health Today (FHT) is a novel Q…
View article: A scoping review of unexpected weight loss and cancer: risk, guidelines, and recommendations for follow-up in primary care
A scoping review of unexpected weight loss and cancer: risk, guidelines, and recommendations for follow-up in primary care Open
Background Cancer diagnoses often begin with consultations with GPs, but the non-specific nature of symptoms can lead to delayed diagnosis. Unexpected weight loss (UWL) is a common non-specific symptom linked to undiagnosed cancer, yet gui…
View article: Perceptions of primary care patients on the use of electronic clinical decision support tools to facilitate health care: A systematic review.
Perceptions of primary care patients on the use of electronic clinical decision support tools to facilitate health care: A systematic review. Open
The study results contribute to ensuring the acceptability of eCDSTs for patients and their unique needs. Encouragement is given for future development to adopt and build upon these findings. Additional research focusing on patients' perce…
View article: Failure to follow up abnormal test results associated with cervical cancer in primary and ambulatory care: a systematic review
Failure to follow up abnormal test results associated with cervical cancer in primary and ambulatory care: a systematic review Open
Background Cervical cancer is a preventable and treatable form of cancer yet continues to be the fourth most common cancer among women globally. Primary care is the first point of contact most patients have with health services and is wher…
View article: General practice-based cancer research publications: a bibliometric analysis 2013–2019
General practice-based cancer research publications: a bibliometric analysis 2013–2019 Open
Background General practice plays a critical role in the prevention, diagnosis, management, and survivorship care of patients with cancer. Mapping research outputs over time provides valuable insights into the evolving role of general prac…
View article: Optimization of a Quality Improvement Tool for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care: Qualitative Study
Optimization of a Quality Improvement Tool for Cancer Diagnosis in Primary Care: Qualitative Study Open
Background The most common route to a diagnosis of cancer is through primary care. Delays in diagnosing cancer occur when an opportunity to make a timely diagnosis is missed and is evidenced by patients visiting the general practitioner (G…
View article: Interventions for head and neck cancer survivors: Systematic review
Interventions for head and neck cancer survivors: Systematic review Open
Background Interventions for head/neck cancer (HNC) survivors may not address their cancer‐related and general health needs. Methods Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analysis (PRISMA) guided this systematic review …
View article: Improving the patient-reported outcome sections of clinical trial protocols: a mixed methods evaluation of educational workshops
Improving the patient-reported outcome sections of clinical trial protocols: a mixed methods evaluation of educational workshops Open
IntroductionFailure to incorporate key patient-reported outcome (PRO) content in trial protocols affects the quality and interpretability of the collected data, contributing to research waste. Our group developed evidence-based training sp…
View article: Long‐term consumer involvement in cancer research: Working towards partnership
Long‐term consumer involvement in cancer research: Working towards partnership Open
Background Meaningful consumer involvement in health research is important. There are limited data on how to maintain long‐term consumer involvement. Objective To identify barriers and facilitators to meaningful long‐term consumer involvem…
View article: Look who’s talking now: Cancer in primary care on Twitter. An observational study
Look who’s talking now: Cancer in primary care on Twitter. An observational study Open
Background Twitter is a microblogging platform that helps share information. It is a dynamic tool that has been embraced by many user types including consumers and healthcare professionals (HCPs). Currently, there are no data on how cancer…
View article: Decision support tools to improve cancer diagnostic decision making in primary care: a systematic review
Decision support tools to improve cancer diagnostic decision making in primary care: a systematic review Open
Background The diagnosis of cancer in primary care is complex and challenging. Electronic clinical decision support tools (eCDSTs) have been proposed as an approach to improve GP decision making, but no systematic review has examined their…
View article: Interventions for Maximizing Quality Communication in Cancer Care: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews
Interventions for Maximizing Quality Communication in Cancer Care: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews Open
Background: Clinician communication has shown to influence cancer patients' perception of care and satisfaction. Effective communication is therefore a critical aspect of patient-centered care. Health services should be implementing eviden…