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Healthy aging: can clinical trials deliver?
Citation
Bell, EJ, Healthy aging: can clinical trials deliver?, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1114, (2007) pp. 137-143. ISSN 0077-8923 (2007) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1196/annals.1396.006
Abstract
The potential of a transdisciplinary research method - Quali-Quantitative Analysis (QQA) - for delivering better evidence for healthy aging is explored. Illustrative reviews from the literature on healthy aging are summarized, as are papers on methodology by Charles Ragin and colleagues. The evidence needs for healthy aging are explored, particularly in relation to the ability of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to deliver rich, diversity-oriented evidence. The techniques of QQA, which involves treating cases as configurations, are described. The QQA method has potential value for healthy aging research in that: (a) it could provide evidence in combinatorial forms useful to holistic practice; (b) it could enrich the evidence for practice by providing more rigorous information from small-N groups, within RCTs and where RCTs cannot be used; and (c) it could add to the ability of RCTs to generate theoretical advances. © 2007 New York Academy of Sciences.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Research Division: | Medical and Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Clinical Sciences |
Research Field: | Geriatrics and Gerontology |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Health and Support Services |
Objective Field: | Health Policy Evaluation |
UTAS Author: | Bell, EJ (Associate Professor Erica Bell) |
ID Code: | 47596 |
Year Published: | 2007 |
Deposited By: | Centre for Rural Health |
Deposited On: | 2007-08-01 |
Last Modified: | 2012-03-05 |
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