Tutorials in clinical research: part V: outcomes research. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • OBJECTIVES: This is the fifth in a series of sequential "Tutorials in Clinical Research." The objective of the present report is to give the reader a broad overview of the field of outcomes research. This summary is intended to enable the reader to understand outcomes research methodology and to start the design of an outcomes research study. STUDY DESIGN: Tutorial. METHODS: The authors developed the report from available materials and refined it to be concise but complete for use by the practicing clinician. RESULTS: We describe the basic steps of record-based and patient-based outcomes research, including development of a staging system, identification of comorbid conditions, and creation or identification of an outcomes instrument. CONCLUSION: Outcomes research is a unique methodology that uses patient-based outcomes to assess the effectiveness of medical treatment.

publication date

  • February 1, 2002

Research

keywords

  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Health Services Research
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0036160183

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/00005537-200202000-00010

PubMed ID

  • 11889379

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 112

issue

  • 2