Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - Methods
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Validation of the radiosurgery-based arteriovenous malformation score in a large linear accelerator radiosurgery experience.

29 Sep 2009 OBJECT: The radiosurgery-based arteriovenous malformation (AVM) score (RBAS) is a grading system designed to predict patient outcomes after Gamma Knife surgery for AVMs. This study seeks to validate independently the predictive nature of the RBAS, ... Read more...

Practice patterns, outcomes, and end-organ dysfunction for patients with acute severe hypertension: the Studying the Treatment of Acute hyperTension (STAT) registry.

29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Limited data are available on the care of patients with acute severe hypertension requiring hospitalization. We characterized contemporary practice patterns and outcomes for this population. METHODS: STAT is a 25-institution, US registry ... Read more...

The net value of health care for patients with type 2 diabetes, 1997 to 2005.

13 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: The net economic value of increased health care spending remains unclear, especially for chronic diseases. OBJECTIVE: To assess the net value of health care for patients with type 2 diabetes. DESIGN: Economic analysis of observational ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - Methods'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Dangers in using translated medical questionnaires: the importance of conceptual equivalence across languages and cultures in patient-reported outcome measures. 29 Sep 2009
• Validation of the radiosurgery-based arteriovenous malformation score in a large linear accelerator radiosurgery experience. 29 Sep 2009
• Practice patterns, outcomes, and end-organ dysfunction for patients with acute severe hypertension: the Studying the Treatment of Acute hyperTension (STAT) registry. 29 Sep 2009
• Predictors of poor neurologic outcome after induced mild hypothermia following cardiac arrest. 20 Sep 2009
• The net value of health care for patients with type 2 diabetes, 1997 to 2005. 13 Sep 2009
• Time to definitive care for patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury--does a trauma system matter? 9 Sep 2009
• Bringing arts-based therapies in from the scientific cold. 30 Aug 2009
• Robotic devices as therapeutic and diagnostic tools for stroke recovery. 30 Aug 2009
• Reliability and validity of the functional gait assessment (German version) in subacute stroke patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Predictors of nonresponse in a questionnaire-based outcome study of vocational rehabilitation patients. 30 Aug 2009
• Assessment: botulinum neurotoxin for the treatment of spasticity (an evidence-based review). 30 Aug 2009
• Spinal Cord Independence Measure, version III: applicability to the UK spinal cord injured population. 30 Aug 2009
• Measuring asthma control is the first step to patient management: a literature review. 30 Aug 2009
• Presence of intratumoral neutrophils is an independent prognostic factor in localized renal cell carcinoma. 29 Aug 2009
• Predicting radiotherapy outcomes using statistical learning techniques. 16 Aug 2009
• Prediction model of chemotherapy response in osteosarcoma by 18F-FDG PET and MRI. 16 Aug 2009
• Randomized, single-blind, controlled trial of a specialist behavior therapy team for challenging behavior in adults with intellectual disabilities. 15 Aug 2009
• [Self management in chronically ill adolescents: development of a short questionnaire] 15 Aug 2009
• [Pay for performance in rehabilitation after stroke - results of a pilot project 2001-2008] 15 Aug 2009
• Reliability of the modified Rankin Scale: a systematic review. 11 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Outcome Assessment (Health Care)'

Definition: Research aimed at assessing the quality and effectiveness of health care as measured by the attainment of a specified end result or outcome. Measures include parameters such as improved health, lowered morbidity or mortality, and improvement of abnormal states (such as elevated blood pressure).

Descriptor UI: D017063

Alternative terms: Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Assessment, Outcome (Health Care); Assessments, Outcome (Health Care); Outcome Assessments (Health Care); Outcomes Assessment; Assessment, Outcomes; Assessments, Outcomes; Outcomes Assessments; Patient Outcome Assessment; Outcomes Assessments, Patient; Outcome Assessment, Patient; Assessment, Patient Outcome; Assessments, Patient Outcome; Outcome Assessments, Patient; Patient Outcome Assessments; Assessment, Patient Outcomes; Assessments, Patient Outcomes; Outcomes Assessment, Patient; Patient Outcomes Assessment; Patient Outcomes Assessments; Outcomes Research; Research, Outcomes; Outcome Measures; Measure, Outcome; Measures, Outcome; Outcome Measure; Outcome Studies; Outcome Study; Studies, Outcome; Study, Outcome;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; organization & administration; standards; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics; methods;

Tree Number: N04.761.559.590; N05.715.360.575.575;

Online Note: use OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) to search PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT 1979-91

History Note: 92; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT was see OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) 1979-91

Technical Notes: note category: for admin aspects of patient assessment; outcome only: for outcome assessment with process assessment, OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE) and TREATMENT OUTCOME are available; DF: OUTCOME ASSESS