title: [Clinical outcome assessment and the effect measure].
abstract: Effect of clinical intervention on human body is multistage and multifaceted, involving physiology, psychology, social function and the surrounding resources, etc. Therefore, the range of clinical outcome assessment includes patient, his or her family and care giver. The evaluation of clinical intervention mainly focuses on its effectiveness, safety and health economics. Effects of clinical interventions are measured by comparisons of the outcome of intervention and control groups. Different effect measures come from different comparisons.
authors.affiliation: Evidence-based Chinese Medicine Center, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing 100029, China. hweii@21cn.com
authors.forename: Hong-wei
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian-ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Yan-ke
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Ai
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011364:Professional Practice; D016896:Treatment Outcome