Achieving Integration in Mixed Methods Designs—Principles and Practices Tập 48 Số 6pt2 - Trang 2134-2156 - 2013
Michael D. Fetters, Leslie Curry, John W. Creswell
AbstractMixed methods research offers powerful tools for investigating complex processes and systems in health and health care. This article describes integration principles and practices at three levels in mixed methods research and provides illustrative examples. Integration at the study design level occurs through three basic mixed method designs—exploratory seq...... hiện toàn bộ Interaction Terms in Nonlinear Models Tập 47 Số 1pt1 - Trang 255-274 - 2012
Pinar Karaca‐Mandic, Edward C. Norton, Bryan Dowd
ObjectivesTo explain the use of interaction terms in nonlinear models.Study DesignWe discuss the motivation for including interaction terms in multivariate analyses. We then explain how the straightforward interpretation of interaction terms in linear models changes in nonlinear models, using ...... hiện toàn bộ Mistrust of Health Care Organizations Is Associated with Underutilization of Health Services Tập 44 Số 6 - Trang 2093-2105 - 2009
Thomas A. LaVeist, Lydia A. Isaac, Karen Patricia Williams
Purpose. We report the validation of an instrument to measure mistrust of health care organizations and examine the relationship between mistrust and health care service underutilization.Methods. We conducted a telephone survey of a random sample of households in Baltimore City, MD. We surveyed 401 persons and followed up wit...... hiện toàn bộ Trust in the Medical Profession: Conceptual and Measurement Issues Tập 37 Số 5 - Trang 1419-1439 - 2002
Mark A. Hall, Fabian Camacho, Elizabeth Dugan, Rajesh Balkrishnan
Objective. To develop and test a multi‐item measure for general trust in physicians, in contrast with trust in a specific physician.Data Sources. Random national telephone survey of 502 adult subjects with a regular physician and source of payment.Study Design. Based on a multidimensional...... hiện toàn bộ Long‐Term Trends in Medicare Payments in the Last Year of Life Tập 45 Số 2 - Trang 565-576 - 2010
Gerald F. Riley, James Lubitz
Objective. To update research on Medicare payments in the last year of life.Data Sources. Continuous Medicare History Sample, containing annual summaries of claims data on a 5 percent sample from 1978 to 2006.Study Design. Analyses were based on elderly beneficiaries in fee for service...... hiện toàn bộ Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (ACIC): A Practical Tool to Measure Quality Improvement Tập 37 Số 3 - Trang 791-820 - 2002
Amy E. Bonomi, Edward H. Wagner, Russell E. Glasgow, Michael VonKorff
Objective. To describe initial testing of the Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (ACIC), a practical quality‐improvement tool to help organizations evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of their delivery of care for chronic illness in six areas: community linkages, self‐management support, decision support, delivery system design, information systems, and organizatio...... hiện toàn bộ