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CHAPTER 10 HEALTH SERVICES

RESEARCH AND ECONOMICS

OF CANCER CARE

KENNETH R. CARSON

DIRECTIONS Each of the numbered items below is followed by lettered answers. Select the

ONE lettered answer that is BEST in each case unless instructed otherwise.

QUESTIONS

Question 10.1. In an effort to measure the effectiveness of health care interventions in

“real-world” settings, health services research frequently relies on which

of the following research methods?

A. Randomized clinical trials

B. Meta-analysis of existing clinical trials

C. Observational studies that statistically control for sources of bias

D. All of the above

Question 10.2. Which of the following is a common problem in the completion of health

services research?

A. Without informed consent from patients, it is difficult to obtain a

representative sample.

B. It is difficult to identify confounders, patient characteristics that can-

not be measured but correlate with both the outcome and the primary

predictor.

C. Patients refuse to be randomized between interventions, resulting in

excessive dropout from health services research studies.

D. The sample sizes obtained from administrative data sources are too

small to detect a statistically significant difference between treat-

ments.

Corresponding Chapter inCancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology,Ninth Edition: 31 (Health Services Research

and Economics of Cancer Care).

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