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What are process measures in outcomes research and why are they sometimes used in place of actual outcomes data?

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A process measure is a piece of data that is closely related to an outcome, but is easier to measure or more available than the actual outcome data. Thus, it is convenient to use as a surrogate measure for the outcome. For example, the effect of diabetes health education program, the number of eye examinations and regular evaluation of glycosylated hemoglobin (i.e., good practices) rather than assessing the actual long-term health of the diabetics.

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