Evidence based practice starts with a question. When we have a question in mind, we look up the research on the topic and evaluate it to see what the outcomes are. It is important to evaluate current programs and materials in order to ensure that healthcare professionals are doing evidence based and effective work. Evidence based practice is really important because it questions if we can improve upon what we are doing so we can better our treatment and the well-being of our patients.
I read with interest the research article by Matvienko and Hoehns.1 The overarching goal of the study was timely and consistent with the recent paradigm shift…
Efforts aimed at health care reform and continued advances in information technologies have prompted interest among providers and researchers in patient web portals…
Lung cancer is the no. 1 cause of cancer death in the United States. Racial/ethnic minority and medically underserved populations suffer higher mortality than whites…
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual diagnostic criteria for nicotine dependence (DSM-ND) are based on the proposition that dependence is a syndrome that can be diagnosed only when a minimum of 3 of the 7 proscribed features are present…
Despite evidence of differences in smoking behavior between women and men, few studies have assessed these differences in individuals with mental illnesses…
