Any type of error and incompatibility in comparisons and determining the importance of criteria effects the final results.
This evaluation study uses a concurrent mixed methods design (a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods) to evaluate triage criteria, effects, processes and costs of the care provided in the three hospitals.
Therefore, all items matched the preset criterion (effect size f < 0.40) and can be regarded as gender and age fair.
For the classification of patients, into those admitted and non-admitted, one criterion (effect) and "being a manager or not" became insignificant, while profession ("being a psychiatrist") became significant.
In model III, the priority decision (patients admitted into high or low priority groups) was influenced by all three criteria and none of the rater characteristics, whereas for model II the priority decision (admitted vs. non-admitted) was unaffected by one criterion (effect) at the same time that three rater characteristics were significant.
It is known that the yes-no procedure is not free of subject's criterion effects [17] and this may be a limitation of the MEDOC system that we used (see methods).
Previous studies of criterion effects in classification tasks (Healy & Kubovy, 1981; Lee & Janke, 1964, 1965) have not used natural criteria but arbitrary points along a continuum such as brightness, and thus are not relevant to the question we pose here.
Education level (OR = 1.33, P =.109) and number of pain medications (OR =.64, P =.140) met our criteria for effect modification with weaker evidence (.20 > P ≥.05).
Stephanie Kight, a vice president with Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties, said her affiliate in Southern California received a Komen grant for 2011 and was able to obtain an additional grant of $120,000 for 2012 by signing the deal with its local Komen counterpart just before Komen's new criteria took effect.
