Effectiveness of clinical practice change strategies in improving dietitian care for head and neck cancer patients according to evidence-based clinical guidelines: A steppedwedge, randomized controlled trial

Translational Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 166-174

  McCarter, Kristen ^a   Baker, Amanda L ^a   Britton, Ben ^a   Beck, Alison Kate ^a   Carter, Gregory ^a   Bauer, Judith ^b   Wratten, Chris ^c   Halpin, Sean A ^a   Holliday, Elizabeth ^d   Oldmeadow, Christopher ^d   Wolfenden, Luke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Implementation; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIETITIAN; DIETITIAN ATTITUDE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE 2; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; STAFF TRAINING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPLICATION; COUNSELING; EDUCATION; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; COUNSELING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONISTS; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 85046028323     PISSN: 18696716     EISSN: 16139860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/tbm/ibx016     Document Type: Article

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