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Lepkowski, Angela M.; Shannon, Robin Adair; Maughan, Erin D. – Journal of School Nursing, 2020
The paucity of scientifically rigorous school nursing clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) presents barriers to evidence-based care of students with special health-care needs. A "Model for Developing Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guidelines for School Nursing" (School Nursing CPG Model) was developed under the auspices of the National…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, School Nurses, Models, Validity
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de Jong, Valentijn M. T.; Moons, Karel G. M.; Riley, Richard D.; Tudur Smith, Catrin; Marson, Anthony G.; Eijkemans, Marinus J. C.; Debray, Thomas P. A. – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Many randomized trials evaluate an intervention effect on time-to-event outcomes. Individual participant data (IPD) from such trials can be obtained and combined in a so-called IPD meta-analysis (IPD-MA), to summarize the overall intervention effect. We performed a narrative literature review to provide an overview of methods for conducting an…
Descriptors: Meta Analysis, Intervention, Randomized Controlled Trials, Guidelines
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Kerr, M.; Scheepers, M.; Arvio, M.; Beavis, J.; Brandt, C.; Brown, S.; Huber, B.; Iivanainen, M.; Louisse, A. C.; Martin, P.; Marson, A. G.; Prasher, V.; Singh, B. K.; Veendrick, M.; Wallace, R. A. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Background: Epilepsy has a pervasive impact on the lives of people with intellectual disability and their carers. The delivery of high-quality care is impacted on by the complexity and diversity of epilepsy in this population. This article presents the results of a consensus clinical guideline process. Results: A Delphi process identified a list…
Descriptors: Delphi Technique, Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Guidelines
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Maatta, Tuomo; Maatta, Joonas; Tervo-Maatta, Tuula; Taanila, Anja; Kaski, Markus; Iivanainen, Matti – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2011
Background: Medical problems are described in a population of persons with Down syndrome. Health surveillance is compared to the recommendations of national guidelines. Method: Case records from the specialised and primary healthcare and disability services were analysed. Results: A wide spectrum of age-specific medical and surgical problems was…
Descriptors: Case Records, Alzheimers Disease, Diseases, Down Syndrome
Frueh, Eileen – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2008
As many as 325,000 school-age children, ages 5-14, have epilepsy in the U.S. Thankfully, with medication, surgery, a special diet or vagus nerve stimulation, most go to school and fully participate in school activities. Children who continue to have seizures, however, may run into problems. Many of these problems can be overcome or prevented…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Seizures, Child Health, Parent Teacher Cooperation
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Quigg, Mark; Lado, Fred A. – Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 2009
Introduction: The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) provides guidelines for continuing medical education (CME) materials to mitigate problems in the independence or validity of content in certified activities; however, the process of peer review of materials appears largely unstudied and the reproducibility of…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Physicians, Conflict of Interest, Interrater Reliability
Kennedy, Stephen; Treanor, Declan; O'Grady, Mary – National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2008
This guide was developed by DAWN (Disability Advisors Working Network) in consultation with AHEAD (Association for Higher Education Access and Disability), Asperger Syndrome Association of Ireland, Brainwave, DeafHear, Dyslexia Association of Ireland and the National Council for the Blind. This is an introductory guide and should be used as a…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Higher Education, Guidelines, Teaching Methods