Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines in OHS: Are They Agree-Able?

Hulshof, Carel; Hoenen, John

doi:10.2486/indhealth.45.26

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“…Of note is the high level of agreement and concordance among the three appraisers in comparison with the results obtained by other authors 29) . Such a favorable result may be due to the fact that, unlike other studies 13,29) , the appraisers here were instructed on the procedure to follow, and moreover, the process ended Cannot be calculated for scores of appraiser 2 because all were in category 0 (strongly disagree and disagree). with a face-to-face meeting where they could clarify any doubts that came up during appraisal, which has been shown to improve overall, final agreement 12) .…”

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“…However, the AGREE tool appears to have become more widely accepted as the standard for appraisal of guideline development quality with satisfactory levels of reliability for most of the domains it appraises 33,34) , and it has been endorsed by the WHO and many national guideline bodies. A variety of adjustments to the tool have been reported 33) including modifying its structure, scoring process or addition or omission of domain items, and it has already been used to evaluate the quality of six occupational health guidelines 29) . What appears to be valuable in the use of AGREE is the illumination of aspects related to guideline quality and opportunity to enhance rigor and consistency in future production 32) .…”

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Inconsistencies in Guidelines for Visual Health Surveillance of VDT Workers

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Ronda

Wimpenny

2012

Journal of Occupational Health

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Inconsistencies in Guidelines for Visual Health Surveillance of VDT Workers: María del Mar SEGUÍ, et al. Optic, Pharmacology and Anatomy Department, Public Health Research Group, University of Alicante, Spain— Objectives In Europe, 25% of workers use video display terminals (VDTs). Occupational health surveillance has been considered a key element in the protection of these workers. Nevertheless, it is unclear if guidelines available for this purpose, based on EU standards and available evidence, meet currently Accepted quality criteria. The aim of this study was to appraise three sets of European VDT guidelines (UK, France, Spain) in which regulatory and evidence based approaches for visual health have been formulated and recommendations for practice made. Methods Three independent appraisers used an adapted AGREE instrument with seven domains to appraise the guidelines. A modified nominal group technique approach was used in two consecutive phases: first, individual evaluation of the three guidelines simultaneously, and second, a face‐to‐face meeting of appraisers to discuss scoring. Analysis of ratings obtained in each domain and variability among appraisers was undertaken (correlation and kappa coefficients). Results All guidelines had low domain scores. The domain evaluated most highly was Scope and purpose, while Applicability was scored minimally. The UK guidelines had the highest overall score, and the Spanish ones had the lowest. The analysis of reliability and differences between scores in each domain showed a high level of agreement. Conclusions These results suggest current guidelines used in these countries need an update. The formulation of evidence‐base European guidelines on VDT could help to reduce the significant variation of national guidelines, which may have an impact on practical application.

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Inconsistencies in Guidelines for Visual Health Surveillance of VDT Workers

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“…A number of projects was dealing with search strategies and is published already [12][13][14][15] . One project evaluated AGREE (Appraisal of Guidelines for REsearch and Evaluation) as a quality assessment system for practice guidelines 16) . Projects evaluating the effectiveness of an EBM course supplemented by peer group case discussions are still ongoing.…”

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“…Concrete health care activities such as a diagnostic medical examination might be wanted by a worker, or a workers' council might like to discuss with experts the need for a screening programme. Then OH professionals are needed with practical experience and Industrial Health 2007, 45, [13][14][15][16][17][18] able to transfer and interpret scientific knowledge.…”

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Knowledge Infrastructure Needed for Occupational Healtha

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Expertise on work and health topics is the foundation for the added value of occupational health (OH) professionals to the health of the working population. Professionals should therefore practice in accordance with high quality standards and latest evidence. As adequate knowledge management and a supportive knowledge infrastructure is needed, OH professionals can discuss opportunities to strengthen both. Occupational health services ought to offer ICT facilities, stimulate organizational conditions and human resource development to implement evidence-based practice. On national level a portal including a virtual library, tailor-made for occupational health, providing access to high quality websites, abstracts and full text articles and books, is a backbone for further developments. Expert groups on various topics can function as

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“…their lives, effective communication with patients should be maintained, their last wishes and demands should be met, their pain should be controlled and managed, their anxiety and stress should be reduced, as well as aggressive and painful procedures should not be performed or it should be done in the shortest time (46).…”

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Designing and Validation Islamic Evidence-Based Spiritual Care Guidelines of Sound Heart Model in the Dying Patients

Asadzandi¹,

Eskandari²,

Khademolhosseini³

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Crit Care Nurs J

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Objectives: Due to the severity of the patient's illness and high probability of death, in ICUs patients, it is necessary to point out the concept of death for the patients and families' spiritual needs, for the implementation of the spiritual care at the end of life. The purpose of this study is designing and validating Islamic evidence-based spiritual care guidelines of the Sound Heart Model in dying patients. Methods: This is a "developmental research" with an Islamic evidence-based as well as sound heart model approach, which was done on ICU patients of Baqiyatallah in 2016. Instructions were designed based on the Settler model in 4 phases: preparation, accreditation, comparative study, and application. The content validity of the instructions was assessed through the Delphi method by obtaining the opinions of 10 faculty members of different Universities. Applicability was assessed through focused group discussions with the comments of 10 experienced nurses in ICUs. The quality of the new guidelines was evaluated desirable, by Agree and Glia Tools. Results: Lack of preparation for death, fear of death, risk for quicken hard, and risk for grave horror were 4 nursing diagnoses of the dying patients. Four spiritual care instructions were designed and validated. Love to God and faith in God's love for His servants, destroys the fear of death. For the owners of sound heart, death is a continuation of the soul's life and entering to a better world. They prepare for dying with a relaxed and confident soul as well as a hopeful and satisfied heart since they are going to meet God. Conclusions: Negligence of nurses to spiritual care needs in dying patients can cause fear of death in patients and encounters their spiritual health with crisis. Therefore, it is recommended to apply these designed spiritual care instructions for dying patients that are muslim.

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Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines in OHS: Are They Agree-Able?

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Inconsistencies in Guidelines for Visual Health Surveillance of VDT Workers

Inconsistencies in Guidelines for Visual Health Surveillance of VDT Workers

Knowledge Infrastructure Needed for Occupational Healtha

Designing and Validation Islamic Evidence-Based Spiritual Care Guidelines of Sound Heart Model in the Dying Patients

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