Measuring Outcome

Measuring arthroscopic outcome.

In order to measure and report clinical research results, we require the ability to measure our results, and we label our measurement tools "outcome measures." Options are many and include clinician-reported and patient-reported measures. Patient-reported measures include measures of symptoms (such as pain), measures of activity and function (such as work ability or sports participation), and m...

Measuring patients' views: the optimum outcome measure.

Outcome-Based Vocational Rehabilitation: Measuring Valuable Results

This case study illustrates one of the many possible ways to implement Kaufman’s Organizational Elements Model (1992, 2000) for identifying and aligning organizational results and the means to achieve them. The model was applied in the context of a needs assessment effort between the Florida State University’s Office for Needs Assessment & Planning (ONAP) and the Vocational Rehabilitation Progr...

Measuring Outcome in the Treatment of Cocaine Dependence.

BACKGROUND Little in known about the extent to which outcome measures used in studies of the treatment of cocaine dependence are associated with longer-term use and with broader measures of clinical improvement. The current study examined reductions in use, and abstinence-oriented measures, in relation to functioning and longer-term clinical benefits in the treatment of cocaine dependence. ME...

Measuring family planning sustainability at the outcome and programme levels.

The paper examines the validity of two indices of sustainability: family planning programme sustainability (PSI) and outcome sustainability (OSI) developed by Tsui and Knight (1997) by applying their original method to recent data. The indices succeed in identifying the directional path of programme and outcome sustainability. Close correlations are found between PSI and OSI predicted values an...