After validation the strategy was extended to other pathologies, and its long-term effect measured using evidence-based quality indicators.
Quality of asthma care was measured using six validated, evidence-based asthma care performance indicators.
Quality of primary care was measured using six validated, evidence-based asthma performance indicators from the linked databases described above [ 8].
They argue that it is inappropriate to consider the absence of PTSD as evidence of resilience, just as it would be inappropriate to consider the absence of fever (accurately measured using a thermometer) as evidence of good health in individuals, since one may have other symptoms of disease that cannot be measured by a thermometer [ 16].
Feasibility is also measured using a modified version of the Evidence Based Practice Attitudes Scale (Aarons 2004), which includes subscales for requirements, appeal, openness and divergence.
Inbreeding within populations was measured using allozyme loci to confirm morphological evidence that the study species is highly selfing (J. Hereford, pers. comm).
The primary outcome was knowledge, measured using the Adapted Fresno Test of Evidence-Based Practice (total score 0 to 156).
Coverage is measured using satellites.
The instrument contains items designed to specifically measure constructs related to using "evidence and data to evaluate the quality of science information and arguments put forth by scientists and in the media" (NRC, 1996).
Groups like the New Leadership Alliance are building consensus around the idea that colleges should measure, use, and make public evidence of student learning.
These relevant outcome measures were explored for suitability using evidence in literature then discussed among clinical experts.
