TY - JOUR
T1 - A suite of web applications to streamline the interdisciplinary collaboration in secondary data analyses
AU - Pietrobon, Ricardo
AU - Guller, Ulrich
AU - Martins, Henrique
AU - Menezes, Andreia P.
AU - Higgins, Laurence D.
AU - Jacobs, Danny O.
PY - 2004/12/14
Y1 - 2004/12/14
N2 - Background: We describe a system of web applications designed to streamline the interdisciplinary collaboration in outcomes research. Description: The outcomes research process can be described as a set of three interrelated phases: design and selection of data sources, analysis, and output. Each of these phases has inherent challenges that can be addressed by a group of five web applications developed by our group. QuestForm allows for the formulation of relevant and well-structured outcomes research questions; Research Manager facilitates the project management and electronic file exchange among researchers; Analysis Charts facilitate the communication of complex statistical techniques to clinicians with varying previous levels of statistical knowledge; Literature Matrices improve the efficiency of literature reviews. An outcomes research question is used to illustrate the use of the system. Conclusions: The system presents an alternative to streamline the interdisciplinary collaboration of clinicians, statisticians, programmers, and graduate students.
AB - Background: We describe a system of web applications designed to streamline the interdisciplinary collaboration in outcomes research. Description: The outcomes research process can be described as a set of three interrelated phases: design and selection of data sources, analysis, and output. Each of these phases has inherent challenges that can be addressed by a group of five web applications developed by our group. QuestForm allows for the formulation of relevant and well-structured outcomes research questions; Research Manager facilitates the project management and electronic file exchange among researchers; Analysis Charts facilitate the communication of complex statistical techniques to clinicians with varying previous levels of statistical knowledge; Literature Matrices improve the efficiency of literature reviews. An outcomes research question is used to illustrate the use of the system. Conclusions: The system presents an alternative to streamline the interdisciplinary collaboration of clinicians, statisticians, programmers, and graduate students.
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U2 - 10.1186/1471-2288-4-29
DO - 10.1186/1471-2288-4-29
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15596017
AN - SCOPUS:14644421642
SN - 1471-2288
VL - 4
JO - BMC Medical Research Methodology
JF - BMC Medical Research Methodology
M1 - 29
ER -