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Title

Selecting Useful Outcome Measures

Authors

Hannah Kostan, University of PennsylvaniaFollow
KerCheng Chen, University of PennsylvaniaFollow
Cynthia Cheng MD, PhD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Publication Date

2020

Summary

• Outcome measures assess the effect of the intervention or treatment you are studying.
• Outcome measures can be defined as primary, secondary, or exploratory.
• By determining your outcome measures in advance, and categorizing their importance, you can appropriately design your study.
• Pre-specifying your outcomes and the instruments you plan to use can also help ensure that you do not have incomplete data collection.
• Concise tables for your readers are a useful method for organizing your outcome measures, instruments, and supporting literature.

Recommended Citation

Kostan, Hannah; Chen, KerCheng; and Cheng, Cynthia MD, PhD, "Selecting Useful Outcome Measures" (2020). . 2.
https://repository.upenn.edu/crp/2