Eaton 1999.
Methods | Cluster RCT
Follow up: providers: NOT CLEAR patients: N/A Blinded assessment: DONE Baseline: NOT DONE Reliable outcomes: DONE Protection against contamination: DONE Overall quality: MODERATE |
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Participants | 1 doctor and 1 nurse from each of 30 primary care practices
Country: New Zealand
Proportion of eligible providers who participated: 10%
General practice Academic/Teaching setting: NOT CLEAR Type of targeted behaviour: SPIROMETRY USE (screening, diagnosis and monitoring of respiratory disease) Complexity of targeted behaviour: LOW |
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Interventions | 1. CME: 2 hr workshop: theoretical + practical aspects of performance + handheld spirometer received 2. Handheld spirometer received | |
Outcomes | Professional practice: spirometry quality assurance data Patient: none Seriousness of outcome: MODERATE | |
Notes | No baseline data | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |