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Health Outcomes

Course Description

Quality of life assessment: history, measurement, and their place in pharmacy and health policy. Application in addition to theory is addressed.

Athena Title

Health Outcomes

Prerequisite

PHRM 8640 and PHRM(HPAM) 8670

Pre or Corequisite

PSYC 6250

Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student learning Outcomes

  • Upon course completion, students will be able to discuss conceptual and methodological approaches to health outcomes research.
  • Upon course completion, students will be able to name and resolve issues with health outcomes measurement.
  • Upon course completion, students will be able to apply a variety of generic and condition-specific health outcomes measures.
  • Upon course completion, students will be able to make informed decisions for adequate data analysis, reporting, and interpretation of health outcomes data.

Topical Outline

  • 1. Health outcomes research study designs and threats to the validity of the study design
  • 2. Methods for collecting health outcomes data
  • 3. Measurement (scaling methods, sensibility, reliability, validity)
  • 4. Use of generic outcomes measures versus condition-specific measures
  • 5. Use of multiple vs. single-item measures
  • 6. Generic outcome measures: physical functioning, psychological well-being, social functioning, cognitive functioning, vitality, overall well-being
  • 7. Measurement of demographic, psychologic, and social factors
  • 8. Measurement of patient satisfaction with care
  • 9. Health-related quality of life measures
  • 10. Use of condition-specific measures
  • 11. Considerations for risk adjustment strategies
  • 12. Considerations for analysis, reporting, and interpreting health outcomes research data

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