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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Outcome Effect"”.
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The Impact of the Choice of Performance Evaluation System on the Magnitude of the Outcome Effect
… examines whether the magnitude of the outcome effect is impacted by the type of performance evaluation system (subjective versus formula-based). The outcome effect is a phenomenon that occurs when an evaluator overemphasizes the outcome of a decision and ignores essential information …
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A formative and outcome evaluation of a community based antiretroviral therapy adherence programme : the case of Sizophila, Cape Town, South Africa
This dissertation is informed by a formative and outcome evaluation of the Sizophila programme, a community based antiretroviral therapy (ART) programme. The programme is administered by the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, a non-profit organization. The aim of the programme is to enhance ART health …
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The evaluation of a predialysis class on client knowledge and attitude toward compliant behaviours
… was used as a conceptual framework to assess the outcome effect of a predialysis class. A pretest, posttest design was used to determine changes in client knowledge about their condition and its treatment, and their intention, attitudes and social norm towards compliant behaviours. The related …
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How much compliance is enough? Examining the effect of different definitions of compliance on estimates of treatment efficacy in randomized controlled trials.
… been the development of complier averaged causal effects (CACE) estimates. Based on principal stratification, these models classify subjects who receive an adequate amount of the treatment as potential compliers and compares them to control subjects who have an equal probability of being …
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The effects of Performance-Based Financing on the uptake of health services in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic review
… since the late nineties to improve health system effectiveness and efficiency. Two previous systematic literature reviews assessed the effect of PBF on the uptake of specific health services such as HIV/AIDs and modern family planning. Another two assessed its effect on different aspects of the …
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Variable selection for high-dimensional complex data
… approach which is able to reduce correlation effects from other predictors while incorporating the magnitude of coefficients. The proposed SPAC variable selection is effective in choosing covariates which have direct association with the response variable, while removing the predictors which …
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Efficacy and safety of novel and repurposed drugs for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis
… the rise of drug-resistant TB because treatment outcomes of affected patients remain poor and treatment options are limited. After more than a forty-year gap without any breakthrough discovery, several new (bedaquiline and delamanid) and repurposed drugs (linezolid) are increasingly becoming …