PURPOSE Recently, home health services have been a topic of increasing interest. Occupational therapy practice and utilization patterns in home care have not been the subject of recent research. METHOD I examined 65 publications addressing current occupational therapy practice in U.S. home health. Articles were analyzed to uncover factors influencing occupational therapy utilization and pract...

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the relationship between evidence-based practice (EBP) and job satisfaction among nurses working in long-term care facilities. Methods: The study used a descriptive cross-sectional design. A total of 146 nurses working in 6 long-term care facilities in South Korea self-reported their perception of EBP implementation, barriers to research utiliz...

BACKGROUND Cefepime, piperacillin-tazobactam and meropenem are among the broadest-spectrum and most expensive antimicrobials. AIM To evaluate guidelines for appropriate use of these drugs. METHODS We developed guidelines for use of these antibiotics, and conducted a two-phase drug utilization evaluation. We included all patients who received one of the study drugs during two 3-month periods...

OBJECTIVES This report describes the development process of a drug dosing database for ethical drugs approved by the Korea Food & Drug Administration (KFDA). The goal of this study was to develop a computerized system that supports physicians' prescribing decisions, particularly in regards to medication dosing. METHODS The advisory committee, comprised of doctors, pharmacists, and nurses from...

(150-200 words) Drug Use Evaluation (DUE) is recognized as an effective tool for detecting and improving drug use and to strengthen clinical pharmacy and patient care It is vital for almost all drugs most importantly for antibiotics for being the highly used drug in hospitals and community The objective of this study was to do drug utilization evaluation of antibiotics in dh uttarakashi. It was...