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Abstract
This article describes the research methods used to measure the impact of three alternative
models of patient counseling in the outpatient pharmacy setting. The study was conducted
in pharmacies operated by the Southern California region Kaiser Permanente Medical
Care Program. Both random assignment and large-scale geographic area research designs
were used. The presentation of the research design includes discussions of data collection
and patient sampling methods; the measurement of patient outcomes, including measures
of health care costs and utilization, patient functional status, and quality of life.
Demographic data are presented for the study population, including an analysis of
potential biased selection of patients electing to participate in random assignment.
Data are also presented documenting potential selection bias across geographically
determined treatment groups in the geographic area design arm. Finally, the article
presents the analysis plan for the study and discusses study limitations.
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