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Spring 2019
IntroductionAs the cornerstone of high-quality health care, patient safety was first brought to light with the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) To Err is Human seminal report in 1999 that outlined the gulf between what is desired to what really exists. This report launched intense research efforts...
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Measurement properties of primary outcome measures in pediatric RCTs: inadequate reporting, insufficient validation, or both?
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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are the gold standard for high quality evidence generation pertaining to treatment effectiveness. RCT results are used in knowledge synthesis and evidence-based practice. The validity of RCT results is dependent upon the validity of the primary outcome...
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Patient-reported outcome measures for adverse events: A systematic review and COSMIN evaluation study
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ABSTRACT Background: Health care requires constant improvement. Harms in health care are becoming a priority, as is incorporating the patient’s voice in both clinical research and clinical care. Patients have been found to provide a more subjective, detailed perspective of their treatment...