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Peer reviewedRaymond, Mark R. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1989
Multidimensional scaling (MDS) and its potential use for research and evaluation in health-related professions are discussed. Useful data types, interpretation of results, and various applications of MDS are presented. MDS is less restrictive than factor analysis since it does not assume a linear relationship between the objects/variables of…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Cluster Analysis, Data Interpretation, Discriminant Analysis
Peer reviewedEdwards, Janine C.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1993
Selecting and evaluating general surgery residents were studied using the Critical Incident Technique for 235 critical incidents identified by 10 faculty members and 4 senior residents. Derived categories of behavior to define surgical competence were used to develop an interview evaluation form and a handbook for interviewing applicants. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Classification, Competence, Critical Incidents Method
Peer reviewedYarnold, Paul R.; Feinglass, Joe; McCarthy, Walter J.; Martin, Gary J. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1999
Compared three methods for evaluating clinical outcomes for individual patients: (1) raw change score analysis, (2) normative statistical analysis, and (3) ipsative statistical analysis. Results with two samples of 39 and 20 patients show the ipsative method to be most consistent with a priori hypotheses evaluated for repeated-measures data. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Norms, Outcomes of Treatment, Patients
Peer reviewedBeaves, Robert G.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1988
Three commonly used indices of cost-effectiveness are compared for their usefulness to health care professionals. The methods are the cost-benefit ratio, the cost-effectiveness ratio, and the net benefit methods. The net benefit is considered the preferred index of cost-effectiveness. (TJH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cost Effectiveness, Evaluation Methods, Medical Care Evaluation
Peer reviewedHechenberger, Nan B.; Bausell, R. Barker – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1982
An organizational blockage instrument was administered to measure the effects of administrative interventions by a new nursing dean prior to and following certain organizational changes. A significant reduction in perceived blockages and moderate prediction of the magnitude of specific changes prior to the second data gathering could be found.…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Change Agents, Evaluation Methods, Field Tests
Peer reviewedGoodwin, Laura D.; Goodwin, William L. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1984
The views of prominant qualitative methodologists on the appropriateness of validity and reliability estimation for the measurement strategies employed in qualitative evaluations are summarized. A case is made for the relevance of validity and reliability estimation. Definitions of validity and reliability for qualitative measurement are presented…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Experimenter Characteristics, Interrater Reliability, Reliability
Peer reviewedGebhardt, Mary E. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1980
Health educators should learn qualitative evaluation methods such as observation, interviewing, fieldwork, and analysis of the political and social milieu. The traditional scientific method is questionable because it often fails to discover significant differences. (CP)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Health Education, Informal Assessment
Peer reviewedAbrahamson, Stephen – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1984
Three "levels" of the state of the art are discussed: the "ideal," for program evaluation; the "practical," with political limitations; and the "actual," for current practices. A review by Lloyd and Abrahamson (l979) is updated and current practices are discussed. Finally, a historical review introduces a…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Medical Education, Physicians
Peer reviewedHowe, Holly L.; Hoff, Margaret B. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1981
The sensitivity and simplicity of Wald's sequential analysis test in monitoring a preventive health care program are discussed. Data exemplifying the usefulness and expedience of employing sequential methods are presented. (Author/GK)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Formative Evaluation, Hypothesis Testing, Preventive Medicine
Peer reviewedLescoe-Long, Mary; Long, Michael J. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1999
Examined the usefulness of systematically accounting for acceptable physician variations in guideline application. Review of 141 cases of treatment of acute myocardial infarction in a Canadian hospital show that even seemingly noncontentious guideline protocols do not offer a threshold of variation similar to conventional Continuous Quality…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Guides, Medical Services
Peer reviewedHembroff, Larry; Perlstadt, Harry; Henry, Rebecca C.; Hogan, Andrew J.; Weissert, Carol S.; Bland, Carole J.; Harris, Dona L.; Knott, Jack H.; Starnaman, Sandra M. – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1999
Two examples from the cluster evaluation of the W. K. Kellogg Foundation's Community Partnership for Health Professions Education illustrate why flexibility in evaluation design and activities is essential to collaborate with program directors and be responsive to program needs. (SLD)
Descriptors: Community Programs, Evaluation Methods, Medical Education, Medical Services
Peer reviewedCharles, Cathy; Roberts, Jacqueline – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1994
Physician impact analysis (PIA) is a planning tool intended to provide a way to evaluate the impact of a new or replacement physician's practice profile on the clinical program priorities, staffing resources, and costs of a hospital. Key methods for PIA and issues related to its use are considered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization, Foreign Countries, Hospitals
Peer reviewedEncandela, John A.; Gehl, Mary Beth; Silvestre, Anthony; Schelzel, George – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1999
Examines results from two methods used to evaluate publicly funded human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing in Pennsylvania. Results of written mail surveys of all sites and interviews from a random sample of 30 sites were similar in terms of questions posed and complementary in other ways. (SLD)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Counseling, Diagnostic Tests, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedReed, Suellen B.; Riley, William – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1979
The comprehensive model for evaluating nursing education programs is described in terms of what is evaluated; who conducts the evaluation; and why it is conducted. A structure for further action and decision making is also presented. (GDC)
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Higher Education
Peer reviewedHannan, Edward L.; And Others – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1989
The new quality assurance system for nursing homes implemented by the New York State Department of Health in 1981 was compared to the previous system. The new system devoted more resources to on-site activities and identified more patient-care deficiencies and more repeat deficiencies. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Medical Care Evaluation, Nursing Homes
