2021
Real-world antithrombotic treatment variability in patients undergoing peripheral vascular intervention: Insights from the VQI registry
Lee M, Ahmed ZV, Huang J, Jelani QU, Aboian E, Peri-Okonny PA, Smolderen KG, Mena-Hurtado C. Real-world antithrombotic treatment variability in patients undergoing peripheral vascular intervention: Insights from the VQI registry. American Heart Journal 2021, 244: 31-35. PMID: 34688650, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2021.10.186.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral vascular interventionsDual antiplatelet therapySingle antiplatelet therapyAntiplatelet therapyVascular interventionsOptimal medical therapyNew trial dataAntithrombotic prescriptionMedical therapyPrescription ratesProvider factorsVQI registryTrial dataTherapyHealth systemPatientsTreatment variabilityPractice levelInterventionHigh levelsRegistryPhysicians
2019
Perceptions of physicians, medical and nursing students concerning shared decision-making: a cross-sectional study
Cantaert GR, Van Hecke A, Smolderen K. Perceptions of physicians, medical and nursing students concerning shared decision-making: a cross-sectional study. Acta Clinica Belgica 2019, 76: 1-9. PMID: 31272338, DOI: 10.1080/17843286.2019.1637487.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatient-Practitioner Orientation ScaleCross-sectional studyObstetrician/gynecologistsPerceptions of physiciansMultivariate regression analysisSpecific clinical contextIndependent t-testNursing studentsFemale sexGeneral practitionersPhysicians' attitudesGeneral practiceInternal medicineBivariate analysisPhysiciansHealth policyClinical contextNursing traineesSix-point scaleFlemish physiciansSignificant differencesRegression analysisT-testSharing scoreProlonged exposure