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Journal Articles About Our Funded Research

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Featured Topic: Women's Health

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Engagement
Engagement Tools and Resources for Research

This searchable peer-to-peer repository includes resources that can inform future work in patient-centered outcomes research.

Explore Engagement in Health Literature

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Research Fundamentals: A New On-Demand Training

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PCORI Funding Opportunities

View and learn about the newly opened funding announcements and the upcoming PFAs in 2021.

Tips for Submitting a Responsive LOI

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PCORI Awardee Resources

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Meetings & Events
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January 2021 Board of Governors Meeting

The Board approved funding for a new research study relating to kidney health and a new funding allocation for PCORnet. Learn more

Confronting COVID-19: A Webinar Series

Learn more about the series and access recordings and summary reports of all six sessions.

2020 PCORI Annual Meeting

Watch recordings of all sessions, and view titles and descriptions of the posters presented at the virtual meeting.

Gait & Posture

Assessing gait efficacy in older adults: An analysis using item response theory

January 2020

Full Citation:

Perera S, VanSwearingen J, Shuman V, Brach JS. Assessing gait efficacy in older adults: An analysis using item response theory. Gait Posture. 2020 Mar;77:118-124. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.01.028. Epub 2020 Jan 28. PubMed PMID: 32028078; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7061088.

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PCORI Research

Assessing gait efficacy in older adults: An analysis using item response theory

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