Surveying clinicians by web: current issues in design and administration.

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：: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：:The authors describe the development and psychometric testing across three study phases of an Attitudes Toward Health Care Teams Scale. The measure contains two subscales: Quality of Care/Process (14 items) and Physician Centrality (6 items). The Quality of Care/Process subscale measures team members' perceptions of t...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Heinemann GD,Schmitt MH,Farrell MP,Brallier SA

更新日期：1999-03-01 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：: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：:Given concerns about survey nonresponse bias as well as the need to plan resources for participant recruitment, this study tracked each step of the recruitment process (location, response, consent, and completion) of sociodemographically diverse older women for a survey concerning mammography experience. Younger, less...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Zapka JG,Chasan-Taber L,Bigelow C,Hurley T

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article summarizes research on Type II translation of prevention interventions aimed at enhancing the adoption of effective programs and practices in communities. The primary goal of Type II translation is to institutionalize evidence-based programs, products, and services. First, the authors describe theoretical...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Rohrbach LA,Grana R,Sussman S,Valente TW

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years attention in developing countries has concentrated upon strategies to improve the equitable provision of essential health care--the primary health care approach. Very little work has been reported in connection with the quality of medical care, and yet for the successful outcome of care it is necessary...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Walker GJ

更新日期：1983-12-01 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 recent years evaluation has mushroomed dramatically as a discipline. A number of evaluation "models" or approaches have been conceived, and varieties of social science methods have been employed serving several evaluative purposes. Missing from the health profession's literature on evaluation is a discussion of the...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Pearsol JA

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-arm time-to-event (or survival) trials are powered to continue until a required number of events is reached. The authors discuss how the required number of events should be defined for a study with three or more arms with various pairwise comparisons and a common control arm. They advocate stopping one active arm ...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Grobler AC,Carrara HR,Mwambi HG,Parker RA

更新日期：2007-09-01 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：:This study examined dimensionality and item-level psychometric properties of an item bank measuring activities of daily living (ADL) across inpatient rehabilitation facilities and community living centers. Common person equating method was used in the retrospective veterans data set. This study examined dimensionality...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Li CY,Romero S,Bonilha HS,Simpson KN,Simpson AN,Hong I,Velozo CA

更新日期：2018-03-01 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：:The medical education literature concerned with the teaching role fulfilled by house officers was reviewed by the authors. Articles were presented in three categories: (1) studies of house officer effort, (2) perceptions of the house officer's teaching role, and (3) assessing and improving house officer teaching skill...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Sheets KJ,Schwenk TL

更新日期：1988-03-01 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：: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：:Persons with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (PWCs) completed and returned by mail a brief survey of open- and closed-ended items designed to assess their utilization and preferences for a variety of services. A total of 984 middle-aged adults diagnosed with Chronic Fatique Syndrome (CFS) from across North America returned t...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Jason LA,Ferrari JR,Taylor RR,Slavich SP,Stenzel CL

更新日期：1996-06-01 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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Forty-five complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) efficacy randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from high-impact medical journals (NEJM, JAMA, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Archives of Internal Medicine) were reviewed based on their meeting three validity criteria (the existence of a placebo control, moderate ...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Barker Bausell R

更新日期：2009-12-01 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：:The spread of evidence-based practice throughout the world has resulted in the wide adoption of empirically supported interventions (ESIs) and a growing number of controlled trials of imported and culturally adapted ESIs. This article is informed by outcome research on family-based interventions including programs lis...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Sundell K,Ferrer-Wreder L,Fraser MW

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：: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：: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：:Although it is increasingly common, meta-analysis is still a relatively new addition to the toolbox of research strategies. Partially because of its newness and partially because its early enthusiasts may have overstated its presumed contributions, a number of common misunderstandings have developed about the meta-ana...

journal_title：Evaluation & the health professions

authors： Bangert-Drowns RL

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00