Developing and testing new
combined outcome measures was identified as an important are for future research.
Neither was there any consensus as to the use of
combined outcome measures, time frames for improvement, or adverse effects.
Not exact matches
In future updates, as appropriate, we will use the standardised mean difference to
combine trials that
measure the same
outcome, but used different methods.
When
combined with rapid assessments of balance and cognition, the testing battery was able to detect 100 percent of concussions that occurred among athletes in the studies that
measured this
outcome.
If necessary, we planned to use the standardised mean difference to
combine trials that
measured the same
outcome, but used different methods.
«This may suggest an additive effect, where blast exposure and combat exposure
combined have some effect, and brain injury on top of that has additional influence on PTSD and other
outcome measures,» Brody said.
Of the factors examined that
combine to create the County Health Rankings, the counties ranked lowest for poverty,
measured as the number of children below the poverty line, had twice the relative risk of asthma as an
outcome from PM2.5 exposure than those counties ranked highest (the largest difference).
By
combining the two
measures, high HGMA2 and low let - 7, they could separate the patients into two groups, and predict
outcome.
Here are the key details: Population = 1,755 institutionalised and community - dwelling Spanish people (985 females and 770 males), aged > 65 years Intervention = four different measurements of strength (grip, shoulder abduction, hip flexion and knee extension) using a hand dynamometer, compiled into a composite
measure Comparisons = four quartiles of strength (high, medium - high, medium - low, and low)
Outcome = risk ratios for mortality and hospitalisation To
combine the four measurements of strength into one composite
measure, the researchers used the following calculation.
However, no other data set
combines measures of early exposure to bilingual education programs with
measures of students»
outcomes 10 years after high school.
These ratings
combine measures of academic performance and student
outcomes to distinguish between high and low performing schools and to identify those in need of extra help.
Although attention to learning
outcomes is important, the greatest benefits will be secured where multiple
measures of learning are
combined with evidence of practice to paint a meaningful picture of how teaching influences student progress.
Control - treatment
outcome comparisons reveal that students at schools with an arts focus
combined with arts integration programming scored higher than other types of student cohorts (non arts schools, conventional arts, and academic magnet schools) on both state academic achievement scores and arts integration learning
measures.
Our current work
combines new
measures of program quality, innovative approaches for detecting complex performance
outcomes, and the synthesis of existing research to inform instructional design.
Enhancing Academic Achievement and Transition
Outcomes Using Technology (September 2005) NCSET Information Brief It is critical that innovative curricula emerge that
combine standards - based academics with transition planning to facilitate access to general education, including multiple -
outcome measures and learning supports.
In the experiment I describe, the beliefs I
measure are about purely descriptive matters... The students are shown exact statements concerning the
outcomes of the experiment, as predicted by competitive equilibrium, things like «the number of contracts will be predicted exactly [by the theory]» or «the
combined earnings of the traders will be predicted exactly [by the theory] or «the average contract prices will fall within a 30 - cent range [predicted by the theory]... there is no implication here of safety or danger.
We promote evidenced based medicine, functional exercises, strengthening, and
outcome measures,
combined...
This index provides information on overall child well - being because it
combines six
outcomes into a single value by converting different units of measurement into a standard unit of
measure.
Primary
outcomes: overall symptoms (positive, negative, and neurotic symptoms
combined); depression / anxiety; negative and positive symptoms; overall functioning (combination of function scores from
measures such as the Global Assessment Scale and Global Assessment of Functioning scale); remission.
A meta - analysis by Tillitski (1990)
combined results from nine studies that incorporated 75
outcome measures taken from 349 group members.
Main
Outcome Measures The Mood Severity Index (MSI)
combines Mania Rating Scale and Children's Depression Rating Scale — Revised scores.
Large data material consisting of both adolescent and parental health variables
combined with almost complete information on
outcome measures from National registers.
Primary
outcome: change in violent behaviour from baseline to 6 months (MacArthur Community Violence Interview — a
combined measure of minor (eg, assault without injury) and serious (eg, assault with a weapon) violent behaviours).
Recently, a narrative review and quantitative meta - analysis has been completed including 15 preventive interventions that included infant disorganized attachment as an
outcome measure.9 Although the overall effect of all interventions
combined was not significant, some interventions did succeed in preventing disorganized attachment in children.
Summary: (To include comparison groups,
outcomes,
measures, notable limitations) This study examines the effects of Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Sertraline alone, or Sertraline plus IPT
combined on treating dysthymic disorder.
Consistent with prior short - term
outcomes, the primary
measure at age 3 years was externalising behaviour problems, assessed by the 99 - item validated Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL 1 1/2 — 5).21 This checklist also quantifies internalising behaviour problems, and yields raw scores (used to compare groups as the primary
outcome) and T - scores with a clinical cut - point derived from the
combined norming sample of children aged 1 through 5 years (used to describe the sample relative to international norms).
Summary: (To include comparison groups,
outcomes,
measures, notable limitations) This paper examined
Combined Parent - Child Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy (CPC - CBT), a treatment model that addresses the complex needs of the parent who engages in physically abusive behavior and the traumatized child.
Summary: (To include comparison groups,
outcomes,
measures, notable limitations) This study reports on
Combined Parent - Child Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy (CPC - CBT) for families at risk for child abuse.
Summary: (To include comparison groups,
outcomes,
measures, notable limitations) This study compared the efficacy of two types of group cognitive behavioral therapy,
Combined Parent - Child Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CPC - CBT) and Parent - Only Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy (CBT), for treating the traumatized child and at - risk or offending parent in cases of child physical abuse.
Summary: (To include comparison groups,
outcomes,
measures, notable limitations) This study studied assault victims with chronic PTSD that were assigned to 4 treatment conditions: Prolonged Exposure (PE)[now called Prolonged Exposure Therapy for PTSD for Adults (PE)-RSB-, Stress Inoculation Training (SIT),
combined treatment (PE - SIT), or wait - list control (WL).
With the exception of the stress - related hormones cortisol and prolactin (Csemiczky et al., 2000), all
outcome measures were validated with self - report scales,
combined scores from several validated self - report scales (Terry and Hynes, 1998) or a combination of self - report scale and telephone interview (Litt et al., 1992; Volgsten et al., 2010).