Published by Roberto Wenk.
Last updated date: June 18, 2016.
The ability of a particular medical action to alter the natural history of a particular disease for the better, under actual conditions of practice and use.
Community effectiveness is the benefit of using a technology for a particular problem under general or routine conditions; the achieved benefit is what works in day-to-day clinical practice.
World Health Organization. European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies. Glossary. 2009.
Published by Roberto Wenk.
Last updated date: June 18, 2016.
Community effectiveness is the ability of an intervention to reduce the burden of illness when applied in the community.
It is determined by five factors: efficacy, screening and diagnostic accuracy, health provider compliance, patient compliance, and coverage. Community effectiveness provides health care providers and policymakers important information for health services decision-making.