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Table 3 Criteria used to classify outcomes of studies with organizational interventions

From: Organizational interventions employing principles of complexity science have improved outcomes for patients with Type II diabetes

Outcome Score

Criteria

Example

0

No differences between control and intervention groups, or between intervention and baseline, on process or outcome measures

No difference in rate of medication changes between groups

0.5

Trends without significance Mixed outcomes (significant improvement in minority of measures) Significant improvement compared with baseline, but not with control

Significant improvement in hgb A1c at 6 and 12 months when compared with baseline, but not when compared with control group

1

Significant improvement:

- all outcomes if ≤ 3 endpoints

- majority of outcomes if > 3 endpoints

Significant improvement in number of patients at A1c goal, significant decrease in hospitalizations and emergency department visits