What happens when the outcome is measured using continuous scale: does measurement matter?
The above example was based on a binary or dichotomous outcome. Now learn how you will work with outcomes that re are measured on a continuous scale. We will continue to use the same example as above. At the end of this section, you will learn the following:
- How to add an outcome
- How to abstract information for an outcome measured in continuous scale
To repeat the process:
- You start with an unstructured question.
- Then you structure the question using the PICO framework
- The PICO framework will help you to set up your search terms and the inclusion and exclusion criteria for the articles that you will select for your evidence appraisal
- At the end of Step III (above item), you will end up with a study from where you will abstract information.
In this case, we will abstract information from a study that have used an outcome measured on a continuous scale. Let's start with the Baker article \cite{baker2016interventions}, and we will select the following study from the Baker article \cite{12242194}: download from the following link and follow along