O is for Outcome
What is the Outcome?
The outcome is the effect of the intervention.
For example:
- If I prescribe ibuprofen for my patient it will prevent pain. Outcome = Pain Prevention.
Case:
You examine a five-year old Asian American female, Junko Morioka, in your office and determine that she is suffering from Acute Otitis Media. Her mother mentions that Junko seems to get these ear infections every once in a while and that sometimes they ‘just go away’ and other times Junko seems to need antibiotics. Junko’s mother is worried about Junko developing a resistance to all these antibiotics and wonders aloud if antibiotics are really necessary.
Please think of a short statement identifying the desired outcome in the case above.
[You’ll refer back to your statement later in the tutorial]