Level 4 outcome
Improve patient health
or functioning or resilience
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P03S08: Chemotherapy-related nausea
Information on an anti-emetic drug was used to justify the management of the patient and to persuade them to make a change (new medication). This contributed to increase patient knowledge and improve patient functioning (follow-up).
P04S06: Psoriasis
Information on psoriasis was used to justify the management of a patient (topical calcipotriol added to topical steroids). It contributed to prevent health deterioration and improve health of the patient.
P11S02: Urinary incontinence (drug-induced)
Information on urinary incontinence was used to justify the management of the patient, and to persuade the patient and other health professionals to make a change (discontinue medication causing incontinence). It contributed to increase patient knowledge, avoid an inappropriate diagnostic procedure and improve patient health.
P13S07: Migraine (try another triptan)
Information on migraine was used to justify the management of the patient (try a different Triptan). It contributed to improve health of the patient.
P27S03: Migraine (prescribe triptan)
Information on migraine was used to modify the management of a patient (prescribe triptans). It contributed to avoid inappropriate treatment, and to improve health.
P28S02: Acute low-back pain
Information on acute low-back pain was used to justify the management of a patient (use the right management for acute mechanical back pain). It contributed to increase patient knowledge, to avoid inappropriate procedures, to prevent health deterioration and to improve health.