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Type of Article : Review

Year: 2015 | Volume 3 | Issue 5 | Page No. 1198-1207

Date of Publication: 11-10-2015

DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2015.173

TREATMENT EFFECTS 101

Thelma J. Mielenz *1, Janet K. Freburger 2, Timothy S. Carey 2,3.  
*1 Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032.
2 Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599.
3 Departments of Medicine and Social Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599.

Corresponding author: Thelma J. Mielenz, PhD, Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, Phone: 212-342-0169, Fax: 212-342-5168.
E-Mail: tjm2141@columbia.edu

Abstract:

Physical therapy researchers are interested in how beneficial an intervention is or the “treatment effect.”  There are many measures of treatment effect that are applicable for understanding the efficacy and effectiveness of health interventions. Given that each treatment effect has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, understanding these characteristics can help guide which measure is most appropriate for a specific study. This article presents the more common treatment effects for both dichotomous and continues outcomes.  The overall aim is to serve as a guide to newer physical therapy researchers on using and interpreting treatment effects.
KEY WORDS: Treatment effects, Relative measures of effect, Absolute measures of effect.

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Thelma J. Mielenz, Janet K. Freburger, Timothy S. Carey. TREATMENT EFFECTS 101. Int J Physiother Res 2015;3(5):1198-1207. DOI: 10.16965/ijpr.2015.173

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