Covert checks by standardised patients of general practitioners' delivery of new periodic health examinations: clustered cross-sectional study from a consumer organisation.

Objective: To assess if data collected by a consumer organisation are valid for a health service research study on physicians' performance in preventive care. To report first results of the analysis of physicians performance like consultation time and guideline adherence in history taking.

Design: Secondary data analysis of a clustered cross-sectional direct observation survey.

Enabling general physicians to perform periodontal screening during nationwide periodic health examinations.

Unlabelled: Since 2005, Austrian physicians have screened for periodontal diseases during free-of-charge periodic health examinations (PHE). Various printed and online materials were designed to inform patients and to support general physicians (GPs) to perform this intervention.

Aim: The aim of this study was to examine whether existing clinical decision support (CDS) resources effectively enhance the potential benefits of periodontal screening (PS) by physicians.

Evidence-based rationale supports a national periodontal disease screening program.

Introduction: The evidence-based decision-making process that led to the inclusion of periodontal diseases (PD) in the newly revised Austrian National Periodic Health Examination (PHE) is described. Although intraoral inspection by physicians had already been a routine part of the PHE, obvious signs of PD, which are highly prevalent in Austria, have been largely ignored.

Objective: The objectives of this periodontal screening (PS) program are to direct persons with a series of identifiable risk factors to seek proper care.

Intra-articular hyaluronic acid for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Osteoarthritis of the knee affects up to 10% of the elderly population. The condition is frequently treated by intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to assess the effectiveness of this treatment.