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Trial reportContemporary clinical trials2009

Implementing a palm pilot intervention for primary care providers: lessons learned.

Erica L Rosenberger, David C Goff, Caroline S Blackwell, Dustin T Williams, O Lenore Crago, Shellie D Ellis, Alain G Bertoni, Denise E Bonds

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Contemporary clinical trials, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Erica L RosenbergerWake Forest University Health Sciences, Division of Public Health Sciences, United States.
David C Goff
Caroline S Blackwell
Dustin T Williams
O Lenore Crago
Shellie D Ellis
Alain G Bertoni
Denise E Bonds

Funding

Personal Digital Assistant for Guideline Adherence TrialR01HL070742 · NHLBI · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI GOFF, DAVID C · 2002 to 2006
$3.6M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL070742
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Personal Digital Assistance for Guideline Adherence (GLAD Heart) study was designed to test a strategy to improve quality of care through increased adherence to ATPIII cholesterol guidelines. This paper describes the overall study design including the multi-faceted intervention and outcome measures. Sixty-one primary care practices in NC were recruited and randomized to either a personal digital assistant-based cholesterol management intervention or an intervention similar in intensity and frequency of contact but focused on a hypertension clinical practice guideline. Installation and implementation of the technology intervention was challenging. Over the course of the study, there were 74 technical issues requiring assistance for the palm pilot from 23 participating practices. The GLAD Heart project was completed successfully with some impact on cholesterol management. Technology has the potential to improve the quality of care provided in the healthcare setting. However, potentially expensive interventions such as that conducted in GLAD Heart should undergo rigorous testing to assure their efficacy before widespread adoption.

Indexed as

Computers, HandheldGuideline AdherenceHealth PersonnelPrimary Health CareHumansPilot ProjectsPractice Patterns, Physicians'Quality of Health CareWorkforce

Identifiers

PMID19348963
PMCPMC2763300

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