Jennett 1988.
Methods | Cluster RCT
Follow up: providers: DONE patients: N/A Blinded assessment: DONE Baseline: DONE Reliable outcomes: DONE Protection against contamination: DONE Overall quality: HIGH |
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Participants | 31 family doctors in 25 practices providing care for 2077 episodes of patients with risk of colorectal or prostatic cancer or with hypertension
Country: Canada
Proportion of eligible providers who participated: 12%
Community‐based care Academic/Teaching setting: NOT CLEAR Type of targeted behaviour: GENERAL MANAGEMENT OF A PROBLEM (cancer screening and hypertension management) Complexity of targeted behaviour: LOW |
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Interventions | 1. CME: 1.5‐hour small group meeting + 2 teleconferences over 6‐8 weeks + 4 newsletters in cancer screening 2. CME: 1.5‐hour small group meeting + 2 teleconferences over 6‐8 weeks + 4 newsletters in hypertension management 2. No intervention control | |
Outcomes | Professional practice: proportion of recommended behaviours in cancer screening and hypertension management Patient: none Seriousness of outcome: MODERATE | |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | A ‐ Adequate |