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Using a Pilot to Test and Refine Your Measurement Strategy

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January 2020 – In Grand Rounds 3, Dr. McCreedy presents a case example to describe how a pilot can be used to test the adequacy of existing data for evaluating an ePCT outcome. Dr. McCreedy also describes a potentially efficient ePCT design that accommodates under-detection in existing data while maintaining large-scale implementation and evaluation.

Speaker

Ellen McCreedy, PhD, MPH

Executive Committee, Technical Data Core

Assistant Professor, Brown University School of Public Health

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Learning Objectives

  • Describe how a pilot study can be used to test the adequacy of existing data sources for the purposes of evaluating your ePCT.
  • Give three reasons why existing administrative data may suffer from under-detection of behaviors in persons with dementia.
  • Discuss an alternative ePCT design that addresses potential under-detection in existing administrative data sources.

 

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Related Articles and Resources

McCreedy EM, Yang X, Baier RR, Rudolph JL, Thomas KS, Mor V. Measuring effects of nondrug interventions on behaviors: music & memory pilot study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2019 Oct;67(10):2134-8.