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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Tugwell, Peter

Titel

Evidence-based rheumatology [electronic resource]

Link zum Volltext

• Wiley Online Library - AutoHoldings Books

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Description based upon print version of record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Evidence-based Rheumatology; Evidence-based Rheumatology; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; What is evidence-based rheumatology?; The Cochrane Collaboration; Rationale for this book; Special features; Levels of evidence used in this book; Structure of the book; Number needed to treat (NNT); References; For additional information:; Abbreviations; Evidence-based Rheumatology CD Rom; Part I: Methodology in rheumatology; 1 Literature searching; Introduction; Would taking the drug etidronate reduce this postmenopausal 62-year-old woman's risk of osteoporosis?
• Selecting sources for locating evidence Expert opinion; World Wide Web (WWW); Textbooks/reference products; Cochrane Library; Synthesis journals; Evaluation of information sources; Grey literature; Developing and executing search strategies in bibliographic databases; Compose a clinical question; Would taking the drug etidronate reduce this postmenopausal 62-year-old woman's risk of osteoporosis?; Identify relevant sources to search in; Define the search strategy; Content searching; Determine Boolean Operators; Filter the search strategy; Meta-analyses search filter (Hunt et al)20
• RCT search filter (Haynes et al) 21 Evaluating search strategies; Library resources and services; Appendices; Appendix 1: Additional MEDLINE Information; Appendix 2: Selected list of databases; References; 2 OMERACT: an ongoing evidence based initiative to improve the quality of outcome measures in rheumatology; The OMERACT initiative; How does OMERACT work?; OMERACT conferences in more detail; OMERACT Bibliography; Related reading; 3 Economics; Introduction; Economic evaluation in rheumatology: the need for methodological standards; Literature review
• OMERACT economics and the development of an RA reference case Appendix; Rheumatoid arthritis (21 publications); Osteoarthritis (35 publications); Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis (18 publications); Osteoporosis (34 publications); Lower back and/or neck pain (13 publications); Lyme disease; Others; References; 4 Knowledge translation for patients: methods to support patients' participation in decision making about preference-sensitive treatment options in rheumatology; What are the classes of decisions in rheumatology?
• What is the clinician's role in providing decision support by class of decisions?How do patient decision aids differ from usual patient education material?; Do patient decision aids work?; Which patient decision aids exist?; Expanding the library of evidence-based rheumatology decision aids; What are the advantages and disadvantages of using rheumatology decision aids?; How do clinicians integrate decision aids into their practice?; Evaluating the new rheumatology decision aids; Conclusions; References; Evidence-based Osteoporosis Decision Aid for Mrs C
• Information about osteoporosis and treatment
• Compiled by Cochrane collaborators and members of OMERACT (Outcome Measures in Rheumatology), Evidence-based Rheumatology is an essential resource for evidence-based medicine as applied to the musculoskeletal disorders. The introductory section covers the principles of evidence-based medicine in rheumatology, followed by clinical chapters covering all the major disorders. Each chapter includes non-drug therapy, drug therapy, and consumer evidence-based summaries. Evidence-Based Series: Evidence-based Rheumatology, part of the acclaimed series BMJ Evidence-based medicine
• English