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Author : Mike Pearson (FRCP.)
Publisher : Royal College of Physicians
ISBN 13 : 1860160972
Total Pages : 112 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)
Download or read book Measuring Clinical Outcome in Asthma written by Mike Pearson (FRCP.) and published by Royal College of Physicians. This book was released on 2000 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (U.S.)
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 1587634236
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (876 download)
Download or read book Developing a Protocol for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research: A User's Guide written by Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (U.S.) and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2013-02-21 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This User’s Guide is a resource for investigators and stakeholders who develop and review observational comparative effectiveness research protocols. It explains how to (1) identify key considerations and best practices for research design; (2) build a protocol based on these standards and best practices; and (3) judge the adequacy and completeness of a protocol. Eleven chapters cover all aspects of research design, including: developing study objectives, defining and refining study questions, addressing the heterogeneity of treatment effect, characterizing exposure, selecting a comparator, defining and measuring outcomes, and identifying optimal data sources. Checklists of guidance and key considerations for protocols are provided at the end of each chapter. The User’s Guide was created by researchers affiliated with AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program, particularly those who participated in AHRQ’s DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions About Effectiveness) program. Chapters were subject to multiple internal and external independent reviews. More more information, please consult the Agency website: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov)
Author : Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/AHRQ
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 1587634333
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (876 download)
Download or read book Registries for Evaluating Patient Outcomes written by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality/AHRQ and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This User’s Guide is intended to support the design, implementation, analysis, interpretation, and quality evaluation of registries created to increase understanding of patient outcomes. For the purposes of this guide, a patient registry is an organized system that uses observational study methods to collect uniform data (clinical and other) to evaluate specified outcomes for a population defined by a particular disease, condition, or exposure, and that serves one or more predetermined scientific, clinical, or policy purposes. A registry database is a file (or files) derived from the registry. Although registries can serve many purposes, this guide focuses on registries created for one or more of the following purposes: to describe the natural history of disease, to determine clinical effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of health care products and services, to measure or monitor safety and harm, and/or to measure quality of care. Registries are classified according to how their populations are defined. For example, product registries include patients who have been exposed to biopharmaceutical products or medical devices. Health services registries consist of patients who have had a common procedure, clinical encounter, or hospitalization. Disease or condition registries are defined by patients having the same diagnosis, such as cystic fibrosis or heart failure. The User’s Guide was created by researchers affiliated with AHRQ’s Effective Health Care Program, particularly those who participated in AHRQ’s DEcIDE (Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions About Effectiveness) program. Chapters were subject to multiple internal and external independent reviews.
Author : Kian Fan Chung
Publisher : European Respiratory Society
ISBN 13 : 1849841047
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)
Download or read book Severe Asthma written by Kian Fan Chung and published by European Respiratory Society. This book was released on 2019-06-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Severe asthma is a form of asthma that responds poorly to currently available medication, and its patients represent those with greatest unmet needs. In the last 10 years, substantial progress has been made in terms of understanding some of the mechanisms that drive severe asthma; there have also been concomitant advances in the recognition of specific molecular phenotypes. This ERS Monograph covers all aspects of severe asthma – epidemiology, diagnosis, mechanisms, treatment and management – but has a particular focus on recent understanding of mechanistic heterogeneity based on an analytic approach using various ‘omics platforms applied to clinically well-defined asthma cohorts. How these advances have led to improved management targets is also emphasised. This book brings together the clinical and scientific expertise of those from around the world who are collaborating to solve the problem of severe asthma.
Download or read book Asthma outcome measures written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Terry Keene
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (974 download)
Download or read book Initiation of Evidence-based Guidelines for the Treatment of Exacerbation of Asthma in a Rural Convenient Care Setting written by Terry Keene and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Convenient care clinics are becoming part of the landscape of the healthcare system throughout the country. Clinics owned and operated by Nurse Practitioners are becoming more prevalent in states where the practice laws allow for independence in practice. One such practice was started in 2006 by a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in a rural area of Washington State. there were few options for access to care within this small town except for using the local emergency department of the hospital. The traditional medical offices had no same day appointments and obtaining care for common illnesses in a timely manner was challenging. The clinic was created to address the healthcare needs of the community. This NP owned and operated clinic is open for extended hours during the week and is open on weekends. The NPs working at this clinic provide episodic care for all walk in patients. The services are paid by either insurance or out of pocket expense by the patient. The owner of this clinic understands and embraces the benefits of using evidence-based guidelines for the care of the patients. Although there have been no formal guidelines for treatment of acute issues such as exacerbation of asthma used in this clinic since it opened, the clinic has the equipment needed to care for patients in an urgent setting. The owner has purchased spirometer and nebulizers for the assessment and treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma. One of the more common diagnoses seen at this clinic is acute exacerbation of allergies and asthma. When the owner of the clinic was approached about using evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of asthma, she was immediately enthusiastic. The electronic medical record, is use at this clinic would facilitate the capture of data. The purpose of this capstone project was to initiate and evidence-based clinical practice guideline and to measure outcomes in the treatment of asthma exacerbations in a convenient care setting. This project intends to answer the question: what are the clinical outcomes for patients treated for exacerbation of asthma using evidence-based clinical guidelines in a convenient care setting? The theoretical foundation for this outcome project is the Johns Hopkins Nursing Model. This model provides a framework for measurement of nursing outcomes. The model describes three major elements: identification of the practice question, gather evidence relating to the practice question and translation of the findings. Under translation, there are four elements: plan the intervention, implement the intervention, evaluate the intervention and communicate the findings. The plan for this project will follow this framework. The Project Director hypothesized that the standard treatment of acute exacerbations of asthma using evidence-based clinical practice guidelines will enhance the patient experience and become integrated into the everyday practice of the clinic. It is further theorized that the successful implementation of this clinical practice guideline would facilitate the use of clinical practice guidelines for other diagnoses. The overall arching goal is to improve patient outcomes by the use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines in everyday practice.
Author : Martin Kolb
Publisher : European Respiratory Society
ISBN 13 : 1849840458
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)
Download or read book Outcomes in Clinical Trials written by Martin Kolb and published by European Respiratory Society. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional end-points for clinical studies of lung diseases were based on functional parameters. Their value as surrogate markers for disease activity and progression has been increasingly questioned by scientists, carers, regulatory agencies and funding bodies. Novel tools and methods with regard to biomarkers and patient-reported outcomes have made these parameters emerge from their status as interesting secondary end-points and become potential primary outcomes for clinical trials. Nevertheless, their relevance and validity still needs to be proven. This issue of the European Respiratory Monograph describes the current status regarding end-points in all relevant areas of pulmonary medicine.
Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309462568
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (94 download)
Download or read book Guiding Principles for Developing Dietary Reference Intakes Based on Chronic Disease written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1938 and 1941, nutrient intake recommendations have been issued to the public in Canada and the United States, respectively. Currently defined as the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs), these values are a set of standards established by consensus committees under the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and used for planning and assessing diets of apparently healthy individuals and groups. In 2015, a multidisciplinary working group sponsored by the Canadian and U.S. government DRI steering committees convened to identify key scientific challenges encountered in the use of chronic disease endpoints to establish DRI values. Their report, Options for Basing Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) on Chronic Disease: Report from a Joint US-/Canadian-Sponsored Working Group, outlined and proposed ways to address conceptual and methodological challenges related to the work of future DRI Committees. This report assesses the options presented in the previous report and determines guiding principles for including chronic disease endpoints for food substances that will be used by future National Academies committees in establishing DRIs.
Author : Liam Heaney
Publisher : JP Medical Ltd
ISBN 13 : 9350902990
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Clinical Focus Series: Difficult Asthma written by Liam Heaney and published by JP Medical Ltd. This book was released on 2013-03-30 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most patients with asthma are easily diagnosed and treated with the use of an inhaler or medication. Approximately five per cent of people that suffer from asthma have ‘difficult’ or ‘refractory’ asthma, whereby they experience persistent problems that are not controlled by standard treatment methods. Part of the Clinical Focus Series, this book provides a complete overview of difficult asthma, discussing the clinical assessment and management of this complex condition. Beginning with the epidemiology and characteristics of severe asthma, the book defines current understanding of the immunological mechanisms and disease heterogeneity. It also offers insight into how the condition can affect the physical and psychological aspects of a person’s life. Separate chapters examine novel therapeutic strategies and the economic burden of refractory asthma. Key points Discusses clinical assessment and management of difficult asthma Includes epidemiology, immunology, physical and psychological effects, economic burden and novel therapeutics Internationally renowned author and editor team
Author : Michael Siegal
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780863777677
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (776 download)
Download or read book Knowing Children written by Michael Siegal and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concerned with conversation and cognition in young children, this text assesses their profound conceptual limitations and considers how this inability has led researchers to accept a model of the young child as plagued by conceptual deficits.
Author : Charles Richard Boddington Joyce
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9057024241
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (57 download)
Download or read book Individual Quality of Life written by Charles Richard Boddington Joyce and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1999 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : Stanley J Szefler
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 084935224X
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (493 download)
Download or read book Childhood Asthma written by Stanley J Szefler and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2005-09-26 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference collects the latest studies on the development, diagnosis, and treatment of childhood asthma and offers current perspectives on new technologies that will shape the management of pediatric asthma in the forthcoming decade-illustrating how advances in pulmonary function measurement, inflammatory markers, imaging, and pharmacogenetics
Author : Joseph C. Cappelleri
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1439873674
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (398 download)
Download or read book Patient-Reported Outcomes written by Joseph C. Cappelleri and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2013-12-20 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advancing the development, validation, and use of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures, Patient-Reported Outcomes: Measurement, Implementation and Interpretation helps readers develop and enrich their understanding of PRO methodology, particularly from a quantitative perspective. Designed for biopharmaceutical researchers and others in the health sciences community, it provides an up-to-date volume on conceptual and analytical issues of PRO measures. The book discusses key concepts relating to the measurement, implementation, and interpretation of PRO measures. It covers both introductory and advanced psychometric and biostatistical methods for constructing and analyzing PRO measures. The authors include many relevant real-life applications based on their extensive first-hand experiences in the pharmaceutical industry. They implement a wealth of simulated datasets to illustrate concepts and heighten understanding based on practical scenarios. For readers interested in conducting statistical analyses of PRO measures and delving more deeply into the analytic details, most chapters contain SAS code and output that illustrate the methodology. Along with providing numerous references, the book highlights current regulatory guidelines.
Author : Jonathan A. Bernstein
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1466585617
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (665 download)
Download or read book Clinical Asthma written by Jonathan A. Bernstein and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2014-02-06 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enormous progress in asthma research has been made in the past 50 years, including a greater understanding of its complex pathogenesis and new and more effective therapies. Consequently, the scientific literature has grown vast and can be difficult to integrate. With contributions from a distinguished panel of world-renowned authors, Clinical Asthma: Theory and Practice presents a comprehensive study of both the common and the more challenging problems faced by all health care personnel who treat patients with asthma. The book is divided into seven sections, starting with the basics of asthma and ending with a discussion on the approach to asthma worldwide and in the primary care setting. Reflecting a strong clinical emphasis, each chapter begins with a patient case study supported by essential background information on the basic science and clinical decision-making process. This is followed by a discussion of clinical evaluation and management. The multidisciplinary coverage explores a range of topics including genetics, inflammation, immunology, and the identification of different endotypes. Using a bench-to-bedside approach, the book links basic science to the clinical management of asthma and explores options for improvement. The carefully selected authorship from experts worldwide presents a truly global outlook.
Author : Alvan R. Feinstein
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780300038064
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Clinimetrics written by Alvan R. Feinstein and published by . This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Peter M. Fayers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780198527695
Total Pages : 490 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (276 download)
Download or read book Assessing Quality of Life in Clinical Trials written by Peter M. Fayers and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 490 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Researchers in all clinical fields are fully aware of the importance of Quality of Life measurements in judging the efficacy of a given treatment. Psychological criteria play an important role in this evaluation. Assessment of Quality of Life in Clinical Trials: methods and practice explores the current state of the art and illustrates the benefits and potential of health related quality of life assessment in clinical trials. It covers a wide range of analytical issues, emphasizing new and innovative approaches that are of practical and clinical importance.
Author : Andrew Briggs
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191004952
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Decision Modelling for Health Economic Evaluation written by Andrew Briggs and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2006-08-17 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In financially constrained health systems across the world, increasing emphasis is being placed on the ability to demonstrate that health care interventions are not only effective, but also cost-effective. This book deals with decision modelling techniques that can be used to estimate the value for money of various interventions including medical devices, surgical procedures, diagnostic technologies, and pharmaceuticals. Particular emphasis is placed on the importance of the appropriate representation of uncertainty in the evaluative process and the implication this uncertainty has for decision making and the need for future research. This highly practical guide takes the reader through the key principles and approaches of modelling techniques. It begins with the basics of constructing different forms of the model, the population of the model with input parameter estimates, analysis of the results, and progression to the holistic view of models as a valuable tool for informing future research exercises. Case studies and exercises are supported with online templates and solutions. This book will help analysts understand the contribution of decision-analytic modelling to the evaluation of health care programmes. ABOUT THE SERIES: Economic evaluation of health interventions is a growing specialist field, and this series of practical handbooks will tackle, in-depth, topics superficially addressed in more general health economics books. Each volume will include illustrative material, case histories and worked examples to encourage the reader to apply the methods discussed, with supporting material provided online. This series is aimed at health economists in academia, the pharmaceutical industry and the health sector, those on advanced health economics courses, and health researchers in associated fields.
