ArticleAnnals of family medicine
Card studies for observational research in practice.
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- Medical Provider Recommendations to Massage Therapy: a Card Study.International journal of therapeutic massage & bodywork · 2019Article
- Impact of video feedback system on medical students' perception of their clinical performance assessment.BMC medical education · 2019Article
- Characteristics and Red Flag Correlates of Psychiatric Outpatients in a Mandated-Use Prescription Drug Monitoring Program State: A PBRN Card Study.Addictive disorders & their treatment · 2019Article
- Practice-Based Research Networks: Strategic Opportunities to Advance Implementation Research for Health Equity.Ethnicity & disease · 2019Article
- Patient-oriented health technologies: Patients' perspectives and use.Journal of mobile technology in medicine · 2017Article
- Community health center provider ability to identify, treat and account for the social determinants of health: a card study.BMC family practice · 2016Observational
- Evaluating the Development, Implementation and Dissemination of a Multisite Card Study in the WWAMI Region Practice and Research Network.Clinical and translational science · 2015Article
- How do rural patients benefit from the patient-centred medical home? A card study in the High Plains Research Network.London journal of primary care · 2014Article
- The DARTNet Institute: Seeking a Sustainable Support Mechanism for Electronic Data Enabled Research Networks.EGEMS (Washington, DC) · 2014Article
- Characteristics and lessons learned from practice-based research networks (PBRNs) in the United States.Journal of healthcare leadership · 2012Article
- Engaging communities in education and research: PBRNs, AHEC, and CTSA.Clinical and translational science · 2012Article
- A novel protocol for streamlined IRB review of Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) card studies.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFMArticle
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Abstract
purposeObservational studies that collect patient-level survey data at the point-of-care are often called card studies. Card studies have been used to describe clinical problems, management, and outcomes in primary care for more than 30 years. In this article we describe 2 types of card studies and the methods for conducting them.
methodsWe undertook a descriptive review of card studies conducted in 3 Colorado practice-based research networks and several other networks throughout the United States. We summarized experiences of the State Networks of Colorado Ambulatory Practices and Partners (SNOCAP).
resultsCard studies can be designed to study specific conditions or care (clinicians complete a card when they encounter patients who meet inclusion criteria) and to determine trends and prevalence of conditions (clinicians complete a card on all patients seen during a period). Data can be collected from clinicians and patients and can be linked.
conclusionsCard studies provide cross-sectional descriptive data about clinical care, knowledge and behavior, perception of care, and prevalence of conditions. Card studies remain a robust method for describing primary care.
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