Clinical Effectiveness
Definition
Clinical effectiveness
is the extent to which specific clinical interventions, when used under usual or routine conditions of care, achieve the desired outcome in real-world patients''.
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Key Aspects
* ✅ Real-world focus: Evaluates treatments in everyday clinical settings, not just in research trials.
* ✅ Outcome-oriented: Focuses on meaningful health outcomes (e.g., survival, symptom relief, quality of life).
* ✅ Comparative: Often involves comparing different interventions or care strategies.
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Distinction with Efficacy
* 🔬 Efficacy → How well a treatment works in ideal, controlled conditions (e.g., RCTs).
* 🌍 Effectiveness → How well it works in routine clinical practice.
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Applications
* Development of clinical guidelines
* Support for evidence-based medicine
* Foundation for health policy and value-based care
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See also**: real-world evidence, comparative effectiveness, efficacy vs effectiveness