Effect of e-learning and repeated performance feedback on spirometry test quality in family practice: A cluster trial

Annals of Family Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 330-336

  Schermer, Tjard R ^a   Akkermans, Reinier P ^a   Crockett, Alan J ^b   van Montfort, Marian ^c   Grootens Stekelenburg, Joke ^a   Stout, Jim W ^d   Pieters, Willem ^e  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c QUARTZ Integrated Care Support Service   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Department of Pulmonary Medicine   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asthma; Chronic obstructive; Education; Family practice; Health care; Multicenter study; Primary health care; Pulmonary disease; Quality assurance; Randomized controlled trial; Respiratory function tests; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPIROMETRY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHING; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 79960458277     PISSN: 15441709     EISSN: 15441717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1370/afm.1258     Document Type: Article

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