Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 6 EBP 0833 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Absolute Risk Increase
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The idea
Absolute risk increase is the risk difference when an undesirable outcome is more likely in the intervention or condition group.
In practice
A condition raising an event rate by one percentage point.
Where people slip
An increase is as much a finding as a reduction, and is reported less often.
Your place on the trail
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Builds on
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