• Health Care Assessment
• Delivery of Care
• Quality Assurance
• Research Tools
  • Study Design
  • Study Conduct
  • Outcome Measures
  • Review and Dissemination

Research Tools

Projects undertaken by the Unit have contributed to the development of many different research tools for both researchers and users of research.

Study Design

• Sample Size calculator for cluster randomised trials
• Database of intra-correlation coefficients (ICCs)
• Contamination in randomised trials

Study Conduct

• Trial protocol Tool
• Tool for conducting and managing RCTs
• Governance

Outcome Measures

• Beliefs about surgery questionnaire

Theory-based Questionnaire Design

• Constructing questionnaires based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour: A manual for health services researchers

The ReBEQI project developed a framework and tools to develop effective quality improvement programs in European healthcare. The manual is available for download at www.rebeqi.org