Use of the PRECIS-II instrument to categorize reports along the efficacy-effectiveness spectrum in an hepatitis C virus care continuum systematic review and meta-analysis
There is increasing recognition of the importance of the distinction between efficacy and effectiveness research in the design, conduct, and evaluation of interventions and program outcomes. There is a concurrent increase in the application of systematic reviews and meta-analyses. These two lines of inquiry are only beginning to meet. There is an emerging need for systematic reviews and meta-analyses to account for differences in degrees to which included studies reflect either efficacy and effectiveness designs.
Source: Journal of Clinical Epidemiology - Category: Epidemiology Authors: Ashly E. Jordan, David C. Perlman, Daniel J. Smith, Jennifer R. Reed, Holly Hagan Source Type: research