TY - JOUR
T1 - Measuring effectiveness and outcomes of interventions for renal disease
AU - Powe, Neil R.
PY - 1996/7/9
Y1 - 1996/7/9
N2 - Effectiveness research, often called patient outcome research, is an evolving research discipline that attempts to provide information about the appropriate use of medical practices. This field of research uses epidemiological methods (observational and randomized controlled trials), analyses of variation and outcomes in medical practices, formal literature reviews and meta-analyses, quality of life measurement, decision analysis, patient preference assessment, patient satisfaction assessment, and economic and cost-effectiveness analysis. Several recent studies have applied a variety of these methods to provide data that will assist health professionals in the field of nephrology to make more informed clinical decisions. More of these studies are needed as new interventions are developed and tested in an environment where policy makers are asking how much value these interventions add and at what cost.
AB - Effectiveness research, often called patient outcome research, is an evolving research discipline that attempts to provide information about the appropriate use of medical practices. This field of research uses epidemiological methods (observational and randomized controlled trials), analyses of variation and outcomes in medical practices, formal literature reviews and meta-analyses, quality of life measurement, decision analysis, patient preference assessment, patient satisfaction assessment, and economic and cost-effectiveness analysis. Several recent studies have applied a variety of these methods to provide data that will assist health professionals in the field of nephrology to make more informed clinical decisions. More of these studies are needed as new interventions are developed and tested in an environment where policy makers are asking how much value these interventions add and at what cost.
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U2 - 10.1097/00041552-199605000-00008
DO - 10.1097/00041552-199605000-00008
M3 - Review article
C2 - 8737858
AN - SCOPUS:0030004717
SN - 1062-4821
VL - 5
SP - 230
EP - 235
JO - Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension
JF - Current opinion in nephrology and hypertension
IS - 3
ER -