Use of online knowledge base in primary health care and correlation to health care quality: an observational study
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
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Use of online knowledge base in primary health care and correlation to health care quality: an observational study Christian Gerdesköld1* , Eva Toth‑Pal1,3, Inger Wårdh2, Gunnar H. Nilsson1,3 and Anna Nager1,4
Abstract Background: Evidence-based information available at the point of care improves patient care outcomes. Online knowledge bases can increase the application of evidence-based medicine and influence patient outcome data which may be captured in quality registries. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of use of an online knowl‑ edge base on patient experiences and health care quality. Methods: The study was conducted as a retrospective, observational study of 24 primary health care centers in Swe‑ den exploring their use of an online knowledge base. Frequency of use was compared to patient outcomes in two national quality registries. A socio-economic Care Need Index was applied to assess whether the burden of care influ‑ enced the results from those quality registries. Non-parametric statistical methods and linear regression were used. Results: Frequency of knowledge base use showed two groups: frequent and non-frequent users, with a significant use difference between the groups (p 0.05) and the parameter “Physical inactive” from non-significant to significant (p
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