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Evaluating the use of standardized health measures with older people: the example of social support

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 November 1999

Christina R Victor ,
Lynne M Henderson  and
Donna L Lamping
Christina R Victor
Affiliation:
St George’s Hospital Medical School, London, UK
Lynne M Henderson
Affiliation:
Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster Health Commissioning Agency, London, UK
Donna L Lamping
Affiliation:
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Abstract

In his book ‘Effectiveness and Efficiency’ Cochrane drew attention to the need to evaluate the effectiveness of health service intervention. Despite his plea for more evaluative research in health services, it has been suggested that only 20% of health care interventions have been rigorously evaluated. Changes in the structure and philosophy of the NHS in the past decade have stimulated interest in the evaluation of health services interventions at both local and national levels.

Type
Review Article
Information
Reviews in Clinical Gerontology , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , November 1999 , pp. 371 - 382
Copyright
© Cambridge University Press 1999

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