Journal of general internal medicine
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The use of surrogate and composite endpoints, disease-specific mortality as an endpoint, and relative (rather than absolute) risk reporting in clinical trials may produce results that are misleading or difficult to interpret. ⋯ The use of surrogate and composite endpoints, endpoints involving disease-specific mortality, and relative risk reporting is common. Articles should highlight the limitations of these endpoints and should report results in absolute terms.
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Editorial Comment
Fostering educational innovation through measuring outcomes.
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Comparative Study
Reducing barriers to mental health and social services for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans: outcomes of an integrated primary care clinic.
Despite high rates of post-deployment psychosocial problems in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, mental health and social services are under-utilized. ⋯ Among Iraq and Afghanistan veterans new to primary care, an integrated primary care visit further improved the likelihood of an initial mental health and social services evaluation over background increases, but did not improve retention in specialty mental health services.