Mail versus internet surveys: determinants of method of response preferences among health professionals.

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：:Although oral examinations are widely used for making decisions regarding an individual's level of competence, they are frequently of limited reliability. A significant part of the error in oral performance ratings is due to the tendency for some evaluators to be lenient and others to be stringent in their assignment ...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Raymond MR,Webb LC,Houston WM

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors tested whether smokers would use cigarette pack covers illustrated with antismoking messages. In 2001, visitors to a smoking cessation Web site ordered cigarette pack covers and answered a follow-up questionnaire 52 days later. Participants received by mail cardboard boxes designed to contain cigarette pac...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Christie D,Etter JF

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient satisfaction has been related to patient compliance, doctor-patient information exchange, and continuity of care. However, the construct of patient satisfaction is not well defined; its measurement has typically consisted of the anecdotal generation of questions that may not tap issues of concern to patients. ...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Smith JK,Falvo D,McKillip J,Pitz G

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interviewers administered the Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale (RSES) to five groups of Black (formal township and informal settlement), White, Indian, and mixed race adult residents of Greater Pretoria. The results demonstrated that the RSES was psychometrically sound for the five groups. The minimal effects of sociodemog...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Westaway MS,Jordaan ER,Tsai J

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valid and reliable measurement tools are necessary for pain assessment among the elderly with dementia. This study aimed to translate the Mahoney Pain Scale (MPS) into Persian and evaluate its psychometric properties among Iranian elderly with dementia. In this methodological study, after translating and assessing the...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Zare M,Tagharrobi Z,Sharifi K,Sooki Z,Abolhasani J

更新日期：2020-09-29 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：:A practice analysis, in which an appropriate sample of professionals is asked to describe what they do in their practices, is considered an essential part of the content-related validity evidence for licensure and certification tests. This article examines the precision of estimates of the mean frequencies for categor...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Kane MT,Miller T,Trine M,Becker C,Carson K

更新日期：1995-03-01 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 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：:In this article, we review three innovative methods: multiform protocols, visual analog scaling, and the retrospective pretest-posttest design that can be used in evaluation research. These three techniques have been proposed for decades, but unfortunately, they are still not utilized readily in evaluation research. O...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Chang R,Little TD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The benefits of HIV treatment (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy [HAART]) have been less apparent in injecting drug users (IDUs), most probably as a result of poor adherence to treatment. We explored factors related to HIV treatment adherence as reported by 23 IDU-HIV patients and nine health professionals from hea...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Garcia de la Hera M,Davo MC,Ballester-Añón R,Vioque J

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is characterized by debilitating symptoms including persistent or relapsing fatigue. As a result of CFS, some individuals experience significant stigma that is attached to this illness. Many medical professionals are skeptical of the validity of the illness, and employers often fail to a...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Shlaes JL,Jason LA,Ferrari JR

更新日期：1999-12-01 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 medical group survey from the CAHPS (formerly Consumer Assessment of Health Plans Study) project, G-CAHPS, focuses on patient experiences in receiving care from their medical group practice. We compared mail and telephone responses to the G-CAHPS survey in a sample of 880 patients from four physician groups. Patie...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Hepner KA,Brown JA,Hays RD

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The national evaluation of the federally funded Healthy Start program involved translating a design for a process and outcomes evaluation and standard maternal and infant data set, both developed prior to the national evaluation contract award, into an evaluation design and client data collection protocol that could b...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Raykovich KS,McCormick MC,Howell EM,Devaney BL

更新日期：1996-09-01 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 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

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：:This article summarizes the results of a critical review of several cost-benefit analyses (CBA) of health care programs. With pertinent examples, it is demonstrated that the results and conclusions of a study depend upon the assumptions and methods underlying the measurement of costs and benefits in a CBA. Given the i...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Joglekar PN

更新日期：1984-09-01 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：:Subjective tinnitus is an enigmatic and chronic condition that is predominantly managed as symptomatic. Little high-level evidence exists for the efficacy and specificity of the various tinnitus management strategies currently used, and this is reflected in documents that aim to guide clinicians. As a consequence, the...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Hoare DJ,Hall DA

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors compared three approaches to feedback of clinical audit findings relating to miscarriage in 15 Scottish maternity services (printed report alone; report plus action planning letter; report plus face-to-face facilitated action planning). Clinicians were surveyed to measure theory of planned behavior constru...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Cameron M,Penney G,Maclennan G,McLeer S,Walker A

更新日期：2007-03-01 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：:This article describes the use of formative evaluation in assessing the feasibility of implementing a new service integration effort. The Child Health Initiative, a nine-site, national demonstration project funded in 1991 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, sought to implement systemic change through the creation o...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Brindis C,Hughes DC,Halfon N,Newacheck PW

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：: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 illustrates an application of confirmatory factor analysis, using the LISREL program, to retrospective analysis of rating data common in health professions education. We begin with specification of a causal model reflecting the multitrait-multimethod design of a surgical house-officer ranking system. The ...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Friedman CP,Trier WC,Forsythe GB

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article argues for the increased involvement of people with severe mental illness and consumers of other health and mental health services in evaluation and performance improvement in the organizations from which they receive services. Among other reasons, consumers can bring a different perspective to the select...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Linhorst DM,Eckert A

更新日期：2002-09-01 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