Health Care Evaluation

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-335-21849-3
Verlag: OPEN UNIV PR

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 169 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 420 g

Reihe: Understanding Public Health

No nation can afford to provide all the health care that its population wants. Countries can, however, ensure they obtain the greatest benefit from those resources available for health care. Evaluation of health care can help determine which services should be provided and how they should best be organized and delivered.This book analyses health care interventions, from specific treatments to whole delivery systems, in terms of four key dimensions: - Effectiveness
- Efficiency
- Humanity
- EquitySeries Editors: Rosalind Plowman and Nicki Thorogood.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Smith, Sarah

Sinclair, Don

Raine, Rosalind

Reeves, Barnaby

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Krankenhausmanagement, Praxismanagement
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Präventivmedizin, Gesundheitsförderung, Medizinisches Screening

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Overview of the bookSection1: Health care and evaluationIntroduction to health and health care
Introduction to evaluation Section 2: Measuring disease, health status and health-related quality of lifeMeasuring disease
Measuring heath status and health-related quality of lifeSection 3: Evaluating effectivenessAssociation and causality
Randomised designs
Non-randomised designs
Cohort and case-control studies
Ecological designs
Comparing study designsSection 4: Measuring cost and evaluating cost effectivenessMeasuring cost
Evaluating cost-effectivenessSection 5: Evaluating humanityEvaluating humanity
Measuring patient satisfaction using quantitative methods
Measuring patient satisfaction using qualitative methodsSection 6: Evaluating equityDefining equity
Assessing equity Glossary

Über Autor(innen)

Smith, Sarah
Lecture in Psychology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Sinclair, Don
Senior Lecturer in Health Services Research London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Raine, Rosalind
Reader in Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Reeves, Barnaby
Director of Public Health for Slough Primary Care Trust