2012-05-10T18:08:01Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/s/schonlau_matthias.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20050514.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

The authors examine whether a collaborative to improve asthma care influences process and outcomes of care in asthmatic adults.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG105.html 2004-12-17T12:07:00Z 2004-12-17T12:07:00Z

Presents the results of a national survey of college youth on their level of interest in military enlistment under various hypothetical programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9443.html 2009-05-11T16:40:00Z 2009-05-11T16:40:00Z

Describes Support for Students Exposed to Trauma (SSET), a cognitive-behavioral program intended to be delivered in schools by teachers or school counselors rather than clinical personnel.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9046.html 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z

Key findings RAND found that incentives are effective in recruiting individuals from the college market into the military. They include --the Loan Repayment Program (LRP), i.e., repayment of federal college loans --increases in enlistment bonuses and...

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR279.html 2006-06-01T11:55:00Z 2006-06-01T11:55:00Z

Using a large sample representative of the 50+ population in the United States, the authors investigate propensity scores as a method for dealing with selection bias in web surveys.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR506.html 2007-07-25T14:17:00Z 2007-07-25T14:17:00Z

Examines the use demographic and additional so-called Webographic or lifestyle variables to balance observed differences between Web survey respondents and phone survey respondents.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR618.html 2008-09-23T16:17:00Z 2008-09-23T16:17:00Z

Investigates whether the type of data display (bar chart, pie chart, or table) or adding a gratuitous third dimension (shading to give the illusion of depth) affects the accuracy of answers of questions about the data.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1349.html 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z

Examines whether clinics that participated in the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Breakthrough Series Collaborative for asthma care improved the process and outcomes of care in asthmatic adults.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR194.html 2005-01-18T16:15:00Z 2005-01-18T16:15:00Z

Technical appendix to the journal article, "Measuring the Effectiveness of a Collaborative for Quality Improvement in Pediatric Asthma Care: Does Implementing the Chronic Care Model Improve Processes and Outcomes of Care?" (Ambulatory Pediatrics)

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB4550.html 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

This research brief summarizes RAND Health research on pharmacy compliance with California's prescription drug discount program for Medicare beneficiaries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1480.html 2002-04-29T09:27:00Z 2002-04-29T09:27:00Z

The authors discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using e-mail and the Web to conduct research surveys, and also offer practical suggestions for designing and implementing Internet surveys most effectively.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201000124.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Skills in reading, listing and numeracy may affect the risk of coronary heart disease.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/reprints/RP1173.html 2005-08-10T13:13:00Z 2005-08-10T13:13:00Z

Does the Collaborative Model Improve Care for Chronic Heart Failure?

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1169.html 2000-01-01T12:01:45Z 2000-01-01T12:01:45Z

Traditionally, the cost of conducting cancer clinical trials has been supported by a combination of research sponsors, institutions, and third-party payers. Documents the design and methods of the Cost of Cancer Treatment Study (CCTS).

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1708.html 2003-01-01T12:01:49Z 2003-01-01T12:01:49Z

Examines the feasibility of establishing national outcomes databases to help patients and providers make more informed treatment decisions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20101319.html 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Given the ongoing debate over whether giftedness is associated with mental health disorders, there is a great need to highlight and compare results from the most methodologically rigorous studies.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080314.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

The objective of this study was to examine the associations between alcohol availability types and community characteristics in randomly selected census tracts in Southern California and Southeastern Louisiana.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20081113.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Assesses the relationship between alcohol availability and consumption in Los Angeles county and southern Louisiana, U.S.A. Alcohol outlet density was associated with the quantity of consumption among drinkers in Louisiana but not in Los Angeles

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20080210.html 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Among contemporary patients, partial nephrectomy was associated with less clinically apparent renal morbidity than radical nephrectomy. This finding motivates expanded use of partial nephrectomy among patients with early-stage kidney cancer.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20090214.html 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Investigates whether adjusting using weights or matching on a small set of variables makes the distributions of target variables representative of the population when a web-based survey is used.