A residential continuum for the chronically mentally ill: a Markov probability model.

abstract：:Periodic review of professional competence or performance is on the public agenda as a response to rising malpractice suits, iatrogenic morbidity, and mortality resulting directly from professional incompetence, and the inadequacy of current licensing and discipline systems. This article reviews several continuing com...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Mandelbaum L

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People with psychiatric disabilities need to be able to express their views about their support, for example, the provision of meaningful activity in supported accommodation. Brief scales may be necessary to avoid strain and discomfort for this group. The aim was to develop a brief version of Perceived Meaning in Acti...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Eklund M,Brunt D

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A principal components analysis identified the immediate convenience of indoor tanning (i.e., relaxation, perceived attractiveness of tans) as a major factor that motivates people to visit commercial tanning salons frequently and continually. Long-term considerations, such as price, socializing, and perceived health, ...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Beasley TM,Kittel BS

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors evaluated determinants of response to Internet-based surveys in a sample (n = 5600) of Texas healthcare professionals. Participants were given the option of responding by mail or over the Web (response, 66%). Internet respondents were younger (p < .001), had worked fewer years in healthcare (p < .001), and...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Lusk C,Delclos GL,Burau K,Drawhorn DD,Aday LA

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article presents a discussion of the pitfalls of sloppy science as it is applied to the evaluation of human service programs. The differences are examined between use of the scientific method and trial-and-error approaches to assessment. The major requirements for sound research are presented, as are the pitfalls...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Holmes D,Teresi J,Ory M

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is generally believed that culturally competent clinical practice depends in part on the development of positive attitudes toward the care of immigrant patients. However, few tools exist to measure such attitudes in physicians. The authors operationalized ''culturally competent attitudes'' to include a high level o...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Hudelson P,Perron NJ,Perneger TV

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A needs assessment is a research and planning activity designed to determine a community's service needs and utilization patterns. One of the most practical ways to plan services is to gather information accurately about a defined population and use that information to revise existing programs or develop new ones. Unf...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Byrne CM

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The central purpose of this article is to review the major approaches to evaluation of health care quality in terms of its use of different data sources. The areas of application, advantages, and disadvantages of seven data sources are presented, including direct observation, clinical records, record abstracts, clinic...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Baker F

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article summarizes the development of the caregiver-provider relationship assessment (CPRA) designed to measure family caregivers' perceptions of relationship quality with health care providers. Using an online sample of family caregivers (n = 156), the patient reactions assessment (PRA) was adapted for use with ...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Moore CD

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) in injection drug users (IDUs) is high and once HCV has been detected, follow-up medical care is essential. Six hundred and one current and former IDUs who tested positive for HCV antibodies received referrals for medical care. Twenty-four percent (147) of participants returned to be in...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Reynolds GL,Fisher DG,Jaffe A,Edwards J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In modern democracies, societal objectives are pluralistic, varied, and often mutually conflicting. Consequently, cost-benefit analysts have considerable scope for defining societal objectives in a manner most suitable for advocating their clients' programs. Three different therapies for a hypothetical disease are con...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Joglekar P

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonresponses in archival data may violate the missing-at-random assumption in ways difficult to detect. Standard methods of comparing sociodemographics of respondents and nonrespondents are inappropriate when the units of analysis are not also the individuals who maintain the archival record. Under these circumstances...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Dworkin RJ

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:People with disabilities comprise roughly 25% of the U.S. adult population yet remain underrepresented in mainstream public health and evaluation research. The lack of measures of common constructs that are validated in but not specific to this population may impede their inclusion. This article describes the use of U...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Thomas EV,Warren-Findlow J,Reeve CL,Webb JB,Laditka SB,Quinlan MM

更新日期：2020-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:When using patient self-report of processes of care as part of measuring quality performance, validity and reliability are important considerations. In this study, the congruence of patient report of recommendations of screening follow-up care was compared with record audit data. Survey data were collected from a rand...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Puleo E,Zapka JG,Goins KV,Yood MU,Mouchawar J,Manos M,Somkin C,Taplin S

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valid assessment of professional competence has proven to be an elusive goal. Objective tests, direct observation of performance, overall ratings of competence, and simulations have been tried and found wanting in one way or another. Objective test items are criticized as being unrealistic and therefore invalid. Direc...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Kane MT

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survey response rates for physicians are falling generally, and surveys of physicians tend to have lower response rates than those of the general population. To maximize response, respondents are often given a choice of modes in which to respond. The aim of this article is to describe mode response patterns and identi...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Taylor T,Scott A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The medical schools of the United States are in crisis because of poor teaching methods, misdirected training of medical students, and failure to respond to the needs of the population. Much of the increased cost of medical care can be blamed on high technology and the type of training provided in the medical school. ...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Brown JH

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this article is to introduce and describe a statistical model that researchers can use to evaluate underlying mechanisms of behavioral onset and other event occurrence outcomes. Specifically, the article develops a framework for estimating mediation effects with outcomes measured in discrete-time epochs...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Fairchild AJ,Abara WE,Gottschall AC,Tein JY,Prinz RJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the customary tools used by health services researchers to conduct economic evaluations of health interventions. Recognizing the inherent challenges of these tools for utilization in contemporary public health practice, we recommend a practical cost-benefit analysis (PCBA) to allow public health p...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Miller TR,Dickerson JB,Smith ML,Ory MG

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports a study of the process of selecting and evaluating general surgery residents. In personnel psychology terms, a job analysis of general surgery was conducted using the Critical Incident Technique (CIT). The researchers collected 235 critical incidents through structured interviews with 10 general s...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Edwards JC,Currie ML,Wade TP,Kaminski DL

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares five methods of ranking Likert ratings on frequency and severity scales. Data were drawn from an international online survey conducted as part of a practice analysis with 91 diplomates of the American Chiropractic Board of Radiology. A total of 129 clinical presentations had been rated on two scale...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Smith SD,Beran TN

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This survey aimed to assess the concerns of students of health-related higher education in Brazil regarding distance learning during the coronavirus pandemic. A Google Forms anonymous questionnaire was sent by WhatsApp Messenger to students at a private university. Seven hundred and four students answered the question...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Peloso RM,Ferruzzi F,Mori AA,Camacho DP,Franzin LCDS,Margioto Teston AP,Freitas KMS

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hospice care in the United States has grown rapidly since its introduction here from England in the mid-1970s. Surprisingly little evaluation of services has been made public, particularly with regard not merely to demographics but also the actual effect of hospice caregiving on patients and families. This article des...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Silver S

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study were to explore the meaning of scientific evidence as it is understood by primary care physicians. Individual interviews were conducted with actors chosen for their roles in the production and use of knowledge: 22 family physicians, 13 specialist physicians, and 6 researchers. Two situatio...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Beaulieu MD,Proulx M,Jobin G,Kugler M,Gossard F,Denis JL,Larouche D

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An integral component of interprofessional education (IPE) is the development of a collaboration-ready health-care workforce. While collaboration is a fundamental element of IPE, there is no existing measure of collaboration skills that is not context specific. This article describes the development and initial valida...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Hinyard L,Toomey E,Eliot K,Breitbach A

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A meta-analysis of studies examining the interrater reliability of the standard practice of peer assessments of quality of care was conducted. Using the Medline, Health Planning and Administration, and SCISEARCH databases, the English-language literature from 1966 through 1991 was searched for studies of chance correc...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Goldman RL

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessing bowel function (BF) in prostate cancer can help determine therapeutic trade-offs. We determined the components of BF commonly assessed in prostate cancer studies as an initial step in creating an item bank for clinical and research application. We analyzed six archived data sets representing 4,246 men with p...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Eton DT,Lai JS,Cella D,Reeve BB,Talcott JA,Clark JA,McPherson CP,Litwin MS,Moinpour CM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) program sponsors an array of innovative, collaborative research. This study uses complementary bibliometric approaches to assess the scope, influence, and interdisciplinary collaboration of publications supported by single CTSA hubs and those supported by multiple h...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Llewellyn N,Carter DR,DiazGranados D,Pelfrey C,Rollins L,Nehl EJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In any survey where some of the invited participants fail to respond estimates may be biased. The literature on survey nonresponse is substantial, and the intellectual focus has typically been on the nonresponse of individuals. An important yet less scrutinized area in the analysis of nonresponse is in organizational ...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Foo CY,Reidpath DD,Sivasampu S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated health benefits of long-term participation in an employer-based wellness program, focusing on selected chronic disease risk factors. A repeated measures longitudinal time-series study was conducted of 8 years of existing prospectively collected annual data, including clinical measures of weight, b...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Neville BH,Merrill RM,Kumpfer KL

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00