Posted: December 5th, 2016
Provide a 200 word response to the below discussion question answer in apa format with in-text citations and references:
Discussion Answer:
According to the Institute of Medicine IOM’s 2001 report envisioning the National Healthcare Quality Report, three major criteria were proposed for measure selection:
The 2001 IOM committee indicated that the three criteria, as listed above, provide a hierarchy by which measures should be considered.
Therefore according to this article Applicability would have priority to be given to measures evaluated for importance and scientific soundness and then by feasibility.
For example, the committee stated:
Measures that address important areas and are scientifically sound, but are not feasible in the immediate future, deserve potential inclusion in the data set and further consideration. However, measures that are scientifically sound and feasible, but do not address an important problem area, would not qualify for the report regardless of the degree of feasibility or scientific soundness.
Original Question:
What factors must be assessed when critically appraising quantitative studies (e.g., validity, reliability, and applicability)? Which is the most important? Why?
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