Gupta Parantap, Buscaglia Jonathan M
Parantap Gupta, Jonathan M Buscaglia, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Stony Brook University Medical Center, State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. 2012 Jun 16;4(6):236-40. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i6.236.
Although the field of outcomes research has received increased attention in recent years, there is still considerable uncertainty and confusion about what is "outcomes research". The following editorial is designed to provide an overview on this topic, illustrate specific examples of outcomes research in clinical gastroenterology and endoscopy, and discuss its importance as a whole. In this article, we review the definition and specific goals of outcomes research. We outline the difference between traditional clinical research and outcomes research and discuss the benefits and limitations of outcomes research. We summarize the types of outcomes studies and methods utilized for outcomes assessment, and give specific examples of the impact of outcomes studies in the field of gastroenterology and endoscopy.
尽管近年来结果研究领域受到了越来越多的关注，但对于什么是“结果研究”仍存在相当大的不确定性和困惑。以下社论旨在对这一主题进行概述，阐述临床胃肠病学和内镜检查中结果研究的具体实例，并探讨其整体重要性。在本文中，我们回顾了结果研究的定义和具体目标。我们概述了传统临床研究与结果研究之间的差异，并讨论了结果研究的益处和局限性。我们总结了结果研究的类型以及用于结果评估的方法，并给出了结果研究在胃肠病学和内镜检查领域影响的具体实例。
