There are three main types of outcomes research: care-related research which measures the effects of nursing interventions; patient-related research which focuses on patient behaviors and actions; and performance-related research which examines how nurses perform their jobs. The document also outlines two key organizations involved in outcomes research - the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute which was established by the Affordable Care Act to help patients make informed healthcare decisions, and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, a federal agency charged with improving healthcare safety and quality in the US. While outcomes research can improve patient outcomes and quality of care, it also faces criticisms such as unnecessary duplication of studies and denying patients proven treatments.

1. OUTCOMES
RESEARCH
Exploring the effects of care
and treatments on
individuals and populations
Schmidt & Brown (2015)

2. 3 types of outcomes research
1. care- related: measures the effect of nursing
interventions
2. patient- related: measures patient behavior and
actions
3. performance related: how are nurses performing on
the job?
 Schmidt & Brown (2015)

3.  established by Congress through the 2010 Patient
Protection and Affordable Care Act
 independent, non-profit organization
 patients play major role in creating research topics
 helps patients and care-givers make informed decisions
 evidence on effectiveness, benefits and harms of
treatment options
 www.pcori.org
Patient Centered Outcomes
Research Institute
(PCORI)

4. Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
(AHRQ)
 works within U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services
 federal agency
 charged with improving the safety and quality of
America's health care system
 research, tools, and data to improve the health care
system, health care professionals, and policymakers
make informed health decisions.
 www.ahrq.gov

5. positive and negative aspects of
outcomes research
positive
 Supports better outcomes for
patients
 Improves quality of nursing
 Promotes EBP
 Creates consistency across
health care delivery systems
 Promotes patient autonomy in
healthcare decisions
negative
 Unnecessary duplication of
studies
 Participants denied proven
active therapy
 Majority(87.5%) of research has
design flaws, duplications, and is
unreliable
 ("Much Biomedical Research is
Wasted, Argues Bracken - The
NIH Record - July 1, 2016")

6. References:
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality. (n.d.). Retrieved September 21, 2017,
from http://www.ahrq.gov/
Bracke, A. (2016). Much Biomedical Research is Wasted, The NIH Record. (n.d.).
Retrieved September 20, 2017, from
https://nihrecord.nih.gov/newsletters/2016/07_01_2016/story3.htm
PCORI. (n.d.). Retrieved September 21, 2017, from http://www.pcori.org/
Schmidt, N.A. and Brown, J.M. (Eds.). (2015). Evidence-based practice for nurses:
Appraisal and application of research (3rd ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones &
Barlett Learning.