How usual is usual care in pragmatic intervention studies in primary care? An overview of recent trials

British Journal of General Practice

Jacobijn Gussekloo¹  Antonia FH Smelt¹  Willem JJ Assendelft¹  Jeanet W Blom¹  Gerda M van der Weele¹ 

[1] Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands

关键词: control groups;    family practice;    pragmatic trials;    primary care;    usual care;   

DOI  :  10.3399/bjgp10X514819

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Royal College of General Practitioners

【 摘 要 】

Because pragmatic trials are performed to determine if an intervention can improve current practice, they often have a control group receiving ‘usual care’. The behaviour of caregivers and patients in this control group should be influenced by the actions of researchers as little as possible. Guidelines for describing the composition and management of a usual care control group are lacking.

【 授权许可】

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