Research Resources

Comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) compares the effectiveness of two or more interventions or approaches to health care by examining their risks and benefits. CER findings assist clinicians, patients and other stakeholders in making informed decisions to improve health care. Comparing two or more interventions distinguishes CER from other types of clinical research. CER can both validate a particular intervention and identify which treatments best meet a specific population’s needs.

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) primarily funds CER studies. These studies compare the benefits and harms of two or more treatments, clinical strategies or other approaches to health care. The type of CER that PCORI supports focuses on outcomes that patients and other health care stakeholders indicate are important.

CER Resources:

• CER Infographic.
• Comparison of CBT and Yoga Interventions for Older Adults.
• Comparison of Community Resource Counseling With and Without CBT for Older Adults.
• Comparison of Community Coalitions and Training for Community Programs Interventions for Adults.
• Redesigning the CER Paradigm.
• PCORI CER Methodology Report.
• Guide for Developing a Protocol for Observational Comparative Effectiveness Research.
• PCORI Funded CER Studies.
  

CERi Activities:

• Treatment Outcome of Calmer Life, an Intervention Targeting Worry in Seniors from Low-income, Minority Communities.
• Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness.
• Managing Complex Older Adults With Depression.
• CBT and Yoga for the Treatment of Late-Life Worry.
• A Community Coalition Approach to Depression Care for Adults.
  
• Managing Complex Older Adults With Treatment-Resistant Depression (CE).

Do you need help searching for literature, conducting a focus group or using health statistics? AANP has compiled various resources to help you excel in conducting research.

Literature

• Suggesting a Topic for a New Evidence Review through the Agency for Healthcare Research Quality’s (AHRQ) Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) Program.

Clinical Trials

• The NPs Role as Clinical Trial Participation Champion.
• Research Methods Resources for Randomized Trials.

Qualitative Data Collection

• Focus Groups: A Quick Guide.
• In-Person Focus Group Checklist.
• Online Focus Group Checklist.

Secondary Data and Statistics

• Finding and Using Health Statistics.

Do you need help with your academic or scientific writing? AANP has compiled various resources to help you excel in presenting your research.

Data Visualization

• Data Visualization: A Quick Guide.
• Infographics: A Quick Guide.

Publication and Presentations

• Transforming a Presentation to a Publication.