The COMET Initiative Works to Improve the Potential Power of Healthcare Research
The Cochrane Library has just published [April 2012, Issue #4] an interesting editorial entitled: The COMET (Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials) Initiative: its role in improving Cochrane Reviews, by Paula Williamson & Mike Clarke. 
To find out more – read the complete Editorial here.
To find out more – read the complete Editorial here."When people making decisions about health care look for guidance from research, the outcomes reported by that research are key; however, there is a general lack of consensus regarding the choice of outcomes in particular clinical settings, which affects trial design, conduct, analysis, and reporting. Measuring outcomes that will not change healthcare decisions leads to a waste of resources and a failure to capitalize on the potential power of research to improve health care and health..."
Labels: Cochrane Systematic Reviews, COMET, healthcare research, knowledge translation, medical research, reviews of effectiveness
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