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Evidence on mechanisms and tools for use of health information for decision-making

The World Health Assembly in 2005 urged Member States to establish or strengthen knowledge transfer mechanisms to support evidence-informed health policies and health care delivery. The European Health Information Initiative was set up to strengthen the use of evidence, information and research for polic...

What is the evidence on the policy specifications, development processes and effectiveness of existing front-of-pack food labelling policies in the WHO European Region?

Interpretive front-of-pack food labelling (FOPL) is a policy priority for promoting healthy diets. Research evidence indicates that consumers have a reasonable understanding of interpretive FOPL systems and their understanding improves with label familiarity and consistency within the market. A governmen...

What strategies to address communication barriers for refugees and migrants in health care settings have been implemented and evaluated across the WHO European Region? Themed issues on migration and health, IX

The provision of effective health care to linguistically and culturally diverse migrant populations has been identified as a crucial public health issue. This scoping review examines strategies that have been implemented and evaluated to address communication barriers experienced by refugees and migrants...

Health system performance assessment in the WHO European Region: which domains and indicators have been used by Member States for its measurement?

Health systems performance assessment (HSPA) varies across the WHO European Region. This review summarizes HSPA domains and indicators used by Member States in their HSPA or health system-related reports. Thirty Member States published in the English language and from their latest documents, 1485 distinc...

Implementation of evidence-based practices in normal delivery care

ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the impact of the implementation of evidence-based practices on normal delivery care. Method: quasi-experimental, before-and-after intervention study conducted in a public maternity hospital, Amapá. Forty-two professionals and 280 puerperal women were interviewed and da...

AMSTAR-2: herramienta de evaluación crítica de revisiones sistemáticas de estudios de intervenciones de salud
AMSTAR-2: critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews of healthcare interventions

El número de revisiones sistemáticas (RS) de estudios de intervenciones sanitarias publicadas ha aumentado rápidamente. Estos documentos de síntesis son ampliamente utilizados para la toma de decisiones clínicas y de políticas de salud, pero están sujetos a una serie de sesgos y es ...

Do evidence summaries increase health policy-makers use of evidence from systematic reviews?

Systematic reviews are important for decision makers. They offer many potential benefits but are often written in technical language, are too long, and do not contain contextual details which makes them hard to use for decision-making. Strategies to promote the use of evidence to decision makers are requ...

Evidence synthesis for health policy and systems: a methods guide

Over the last two decades, major gains have been made in global health: life expectancy has increased dramatically; polio eradication is tantalizingly within reach; six million more children survived until their fifth birthday; malaria deaths halved, while more than 20 million people living with HIV gain...

Opciones en Colombia para la regulación del uso de sistemas electrónicos con o sin dispensación de nicotina: un resumen de evidencias para política (policy brief)
Opciones en Colombia para la regulación del uso de sistemas electrónicos con o sin dispensación de nicotina: un resumen de evidencias para política (policy brief)

Objetivo: El propósito de este resumen de evidencias para política (policy brief) fue sintetizar en un formato amigable, la evidencia de investigación de mejor calidad disponible respecto al uso de sistemas electrónicos con o sin dispensación de nicotina y similares, y sobre los efectos de cuatro op...

Informe de evaluación científica basada en la evidencia disponible. Condición de Salud: Cáncer Renal. Tecnología Sanitaria Evaluada: Sunitinib, Pazopanib, Temsirolimus y Axitinib
Scientific evaluation report based on the available evidence. Health Condition: Kidney Cancer. Evaluated Health Technology: Sunitinib, Pazopanib, Temsirolimus and Axitinib

ANTECEDENTES: En el marco de la Ley Ricarte Soto (Ley N°20.850), que establece el proceso destinado a determinar los diagnósticos y tratamientos de alto costo con Sistema de Protección Financiera, se realizó el siguiente informe. Este informe evalúa sunitinib, pazopanib y temsirolimus para personas ...