Longitudinal Observational Studies to Study the Efficacy-Effectiveness Gap in Drug Therapy: Application to Mild and Moderate Dementia
| Autor: | Karen MacDonald, Stefaan Vancayzeele, Ivo Abraham, Anne Deblander |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Research design
medicine.medical_specialty Phenylcarbamates MEDLINE Observation Rivastigmine Disease Nurse's Role Severity of Illness Index Pharmacotherapy Belgium Cost of Illness Geriatric Nursing Outcome Assessment Health Care Health care Severity of illness Product Surveillance Postmarketing Humans Medicine Family Longitudinal Studies Practice Patterns Physicians' Geriatric Assessment General Nursing Aged Evidence-Based Medicine business.industry Pharmacoepidemiology Drug Utilization Caregivers Research Design Family medicine Dementia Observational study Cholinesterase Inhibitors business Attitude to Health medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Nursing Clinics of North America. 41:105-117 |
| ISSN: | 0029-6465 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.cnur.2005.10.002 |
| Popis: | If well-designed, longitudinal observational studies (LOSs) can provide insights to the linkages between real-world outcomes and their multilevel determinants. In this article, some of the scientific and methodologic issues related to LOSs in pharmacotherapeutic evaluations are discussed. A case of such a study in the treatment of mild to moderate dementia is provided-a case in which a pharmaceutic sponsor addressing a medical question (long-term effectiveness) realized that caring for patients who have Alzheimer's disease involves the clinical community of caregivers, physicians, families, nurses, psychologists, and pharmacists, among others, and partnered with nurse researchers to design their inquiry. The authors conclude by presenting an argument for nurses to take the lead in effectiveness research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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