Perhaps the biggest obstacle to outcomes research is that:
a. experimental research is much more interesting.
b. it is extremely complex and difficult to plan and control.
c. many researchers are simply not interested in it.
d. very few people are capable of conducting an appropriate study.
ANS: B
Any one outcome may be influenced by a large variety of factors. It is also difficult to limit those factors to health care ones because environmental factors, patient factors, and others are involved in the situation.
Although experimental research may be more interesting to some people, it is not significantly more interesting to exclude interest in outcomes research. Any one outcome may be influenced by a large variety of factors. It is also difficult to limit those factors to health care ones because environmental factors, patient factors, and others are involved in the situation.
There are many individuals interested in quality patient care outcomes. Any one outcome may be influenced by a large variety of factors. It is also difficult to limit those factors to health care ones because environmental factors, patient factors, and others are involved in the situation.
Sufficient education is needed for all research endeavors. Any one outcome may be influenced by a large variety of factors. It is also difficult to limit those factors to health care ones because environmental factors, patient factors, and others are involved in the situation.
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