Obtaining power or obtaining precision. Delineating methods of sample-size planning.

abstract：:Health care workers (n = 342) completed items examining their emotional experiences working with HIV-positive patients. Factor analysis produced two subscales: Personal Satisfaction and Emotional Stress. A subset of these care workers (n = 251) claimed increased stress and depression after 6 months. In a second study,...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Ferrari JR,McCown W,Pantano J

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study identified previously reported facilitators and barriers to pharmacist-client communication and then evaluated their impact on the observed communication behaviors of pharmacists. Pharmacists (n = 100) completed a seven-page questionnaire collecting information on 11 variables that had been organized accord...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Paluck EC,Green LW,Frankish CJ,Fielding DW,Haverkamp B

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have been compiled which report patient characteristics and patterns in the utilization of health care services. Very little information is available on the characteristics of patients who refuse services in a particular program. This article employs a sample of 246 home health care patients to describe t...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Legge JS Jr

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health policy makers rely on survey estimates of physician practice costs to set reimbursement rates. The Health Care Financing Administration has just funded a multimillion dollar effort to collect survey data that will be used to revise payments under the Medicare Fee Schedule. However, the ability of large-scale ph...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Berk ML,Mueller CD,Thran S

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes an easily administered scale for measuring perceived burden among caregivers of family members with dementia. During home interviews conducted in 1991, 82 caregivers rated their family member with dementia on several items related to functional ability, the type of care provided, and associated s...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Macera CA,Eaker ED,Jannarone RJ,Davis DR,Stoskopf CH

更新日期：1993-06-01 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：: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：: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 gap between evidence-based guidelines for clinical care and their application in medical settings is well established and widely discussed. Effective interventions are needed to help health care providers reduce this gap. Whereas the development of clinical practice guidelines from biomedical and clinical research...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Feifer C,Ornstein SM,Jenkins RG,Wessell A,Corley ST,Nemeth LS,Roylance L,Nietert PJ,Liszka H

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

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：: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：:Reporting of incidents or near incidents because of medical devices in French hospitals relies on procedures following European and national guidelines. The authors intend to evaluate hospital staff knowledge on these surveillance procedures as a marker of appropriate application. A telephone survey is conducted on a ...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Mazeau V,Grenier-Sennelier C,Paturel DX,Mokhtari M,Vidal-Trecan G

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The set of articles appearing in this issue of Evaluation & the Health Professions provides an in-depth examination of the validation process for licensing and certification test score decisions. The winter 1990 issue of Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice also contains an excellent set of articles about lice...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Haladyna TM

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Croatia faces a major threat of smoking-related health burdens given the monumental changes this newly formed country has undergone in the past 15 years because of its postcommunist democratic and economic transitions and the destructive 1991-1995 war with Serbia. This article provides information on Croatia's general...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Skara S,Kovacic L,Civljak M,Voncina L

更新日期：2008-09-01 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：:This project was designed to improve the in-hospital management of Medicare beneficiaries with congestive heart failure (CHF). Eleven hospitals were studied using two indicators: (a) assessment of left ventricular (LV) function, and (b) use of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in patients with systolic dy...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： DeLong JF,Allman RM,Sherrill RG,Schiesz N

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Industrial improvement approaches such as Lean management are increasingly being adopted in health care. Synthesis is necessary to ensure these approaches are evidence based and requires operationalization of concepts to ensure all relevant studies are included. This article outlines the process utilized to develop an...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Rotter T,Plishka C,Lawal A,Harrison L,Sari N,Goodridge D,Flynn R,Chan J,Fiander M,Poksinska B,Willoughby K,Kinsman L

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bayesian inferential process is modified to be used as an approach to an aggregate meta-analytic evaluation. Comparisons of the Bayesian approach with the traditional average effect size meta-analytic approach indicated that the Bayesian approach was more sensitive to differences between studies. The approaches to...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Suen HK

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes a protocol that was employed to validate the content of the National Board Dental Hygiene Examination (NBDHE) using two separate practice analyses. The protocol consisted of the following phases: (1) the careful definition of the domain of knowledge and skills required for successful entry-level...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Tsai TH,Kramer GA

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The standard-setting literature is filled with contributions in which issues associated with standards are discussed and various methods for setting standards are presented and reviewed. Almost no attention has been given to guidelines for helping standard-setting groups or committees address the issues and technical ...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Hambleton RK,Powell S

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Dominican Republic (DR)-based multi-community trial of smoking cessation viewed health care workers (HCWs) as potential interventionists. Effectively engaging them requires a clear understanding of their attitudes and practices regarding smoking. A Rapid Assessment Procedure, conducted among HCWs in six economically...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Dozier AM,Ossip DJ,Diaz S,Sierra-Torres E,Quiñones de Monegro Z,Armstrong L,Chin NP,McIntosh S

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:U.S. medical students who have been unable to gain acceptance into medical schools have long sought alternative pathways into American medical practice. The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) has had a transfer program since 1977 to facilitate entry of Georgia Transfer students into the third-year clinical rotations. Af...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Lewis LA,Kuske TT

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this concluding article, the authors describe factors that influence the international translation of programs. These include language, control over the translation process, local normative challenges to translation, program adaptation, and globalization. The authors suggest that systematic efforts at language tran...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Sussman S,Palinkas LA

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Survey administrators face trade-offs between expending additional survey resources to maximize response rates versus using fewer resources and accepting lower response rates. Using data from the Community Tracking Study's Physician Survey, we examined how survey estimates and data quality changed as additional respon...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Schoenman JA,Berk ML,Feldman JJ,Singer A

更新日期：2003-03-01 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：: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：:Pharmacists are routinely providing reproductive health counseling in community pharmacies, but studies have revealed significant deficits in their competencies. Therefore, continuing pharmacy education (CPE) could be utilized as a valuable modality to upgrade pharmacists' capabilities. A randomized controlled trial w...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Javadi M,Kargar A,Gholami K,Hadjibabaie M,Rashidian A,Torkamandi H,Sarayani A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the Joint Commission's implementation plans, experience, and results to date of incorporating performance measurement data into the accreditation process. These plans have evolved in response to changes in the health care environment, feedback from accredited organizations, and both technical an...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Braun BI,Koss RG,Loeb JM

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：:The purpose of this study was to determine if already-existing staff in a rural health department could effectively increase access of their clients to Medicaid. All "sliding fee" patients seeking services were asked a series of questions to determine their categorical eligibility for Medicaid. Those identified as pot...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Serow EG

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00