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HEALTH OUTCOME [1 record]

Record 1 2023-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

The result of an intervention (or the absence of an intervention) on the health or well-being of a subject or a population.

OBS

The intervention may be a clinical procedure, social intervention, health policy, public programme, etc.

OBS

The health outcome differs from the clinical outcome in that the former has to do with the effect on health (public health, for example), while the latter has to do with the effect on the disease.

OBS

health outcome: designation and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Résultat d'une intervention (ou de l'absence d'intervention) sur la santé ou le bien-être d'un sujet ou d'une population.

OBS

Il peut s'agir d'une intervention clinique, d'une intervention sociale, d'une politique en matière de santé, d'un programme sanitaire, etc.

OBS

Le résultat sur la santé se distingue du résultat clinique en ce que le premier concerne l'effet sur la santé (la santé publique, par exemple), alors que le second concerne l'effet sur la maladie.

OBS

résultat sur la santé : désignation et définition normalisées par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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