The CREATE Method for Expressing Continuous Outcome Data in Absolute Terms for Use in Patient Treatment Decision Aids: A Validation Study

Conclusion. Our results suggest that standard statistical theory can be used to estimate continuous outcomes in absolute terms with reasonable accuracy for use in PtDAs; caution is advised if outcome summary statistics are assumed to have been derived from highly skewed distributions.

Source: Medical Decision Making - October 1, 2015 Category: Health Management Authors: McGillion, M., Victor, J. C., Carroll, S. L., Metcalfe, K., O'Keefe-McCarthy, S., Jamal, N., Arthur, H. M., McKelvie, R., Jolicoeur, E. M., Hanlon, J. G., Stone, J., Niznick, J., Beanlands, R., Svorkdal, N., Coyte, P., Stevens, B., Stacey, D. Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research