Functional Outcome Assessment
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Myocardial Infarction and Functional Outcome Assessment in Pigs
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2014
This protocol describes the porcine myocardial infarction (MI) model using a 90 min closed-chest coronary balloon occlusion of the left anterior descending artery (LAD), followed by reperfusion. Furthermore, the protocol for several outcome parameters, such as cardiac function, hemodynamics, microvascular resistance, and infarct size, are also presented.
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Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
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2010
The structure and process for measuring student learning outcomes through customizable assessment rubrics is discussed and applied to a doctoral nursing education program.
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Primary Outcome Assessment in a Pig Model of Acute Myocardial Infarction
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2016
Reliable and accurate outcome assessment is the key for translation of preclinical therapies into clinical treatment. The current paper describes how to assess three clinically relevant primary outcome parameters of cardiac performance and damage in a pig acute myocardial infarction model.
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Utilizing the Modified T-Maze to Assess Functional Memory Outcomes After Cardiac Arrest
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2018
This protocol describes the use of a modified T-maze to evaluate functional learning/memory in asphyxia cardiac arrest-induced cerebral ischemia.
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Non-invasive Assessment of Microvascular and Endothelial Function
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2013
Capillaroscopy is a non-invasive, relatively inexpensive methodology for directly visualizing the microcirculation. The forearm blood flow technique provides accepted non-invasive measures of endothelial function.
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Meaningful change is judged by comparing performance with a baseline and then examining follow-up measurements. The baseline shows how a person performed before a condition, intervention, or behavioral change, while follow-up data indicate whether that pattern shifted. This comparison helps separate apparent improvement from an outcome that reflects measurable change in activities that matter in daily life.
Using several measurement formats strengthens interpretation because each captures a different aspect of functioning. Structured observations and standardized tasks provide organized performance data, whereas interviews and questionnaires can document experiences or changes noticed in daily activities. Combining these sources allows behavioral researchers to connect observable actions with practical functioning rather than relying on a single measurement format.
Transfer to everyday life is a key interpretive test. A person may show a change during a controlled task, yet the important question is whether that change appears in ordinary communication, learning, mobility, or social interaction. Assessing this transfer reveals whether an intervention has practical relevance and can also expose needs that controlled measurements do not fully capture.
An assessment typically begins by selecting meaningful activities and measurable behaviors, followed by collection of baseline information. Researchers then use appropriate observations, tasks, interviews, or questionnaires and repeat measurements after the condition, intervention, or behavioral change. Comparing the two time points produces evidence about progress and helps determine whether observed gains extend to real-world functioning.
Functional outcome assessment is especially useful when researchers need to evaluate treatment effectiveness, monitor progress over time, or identify unmet needs. In behavioral research, it links specific actions to consequences for everyday functioning, making it possible to examine more than performance under experimental conditions. The results can support judgments about whether a change is meaningful for individuals and caregivers.
Outcomes can be organized around domains such as communication, learning, mobility, and social interaction, depending on the behavior or condition under study. This domain-based focus clarifies what changed and whom the change affects, including caregivers. It also gives follow-up findings a practical frame: researchers can report gains or remaining difficulties in activities with direct relevance to daily life.