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MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. • A map of the community (use Web resources) • A description of the relevant demographics (size and composition of the population affected, any recent demographic changes, etc.) V. METHODS The Methods section should answer the reader’s questions about what was done, how and by whom. It should include: • What population was considered to be at risk? • What and how much data was collected? • From whom and from how many people were data collected? • By whom were data collected? • How were case definition(s) developed and used? • How was the well comparison group selected, and how many people were in it? • How were data collected and analyzed? o Records reviewed o People interviewed o Questionnaires developed and distributed o Questionnaire reliability and validity • How were laboratory specimens collected and analyzed? • What laboratory standards were used? • What hypotheses were developed (including tentative ones)? • Where, by whom and how were environmental inspections done? The Methods section is usually one of the longer sections of a report. VI. RESULTS The Results section should present all of the results from all of the methods used, including laboratory testing, interviews and environmental inspections. The information included in the Summary section can be presented and explained in more detail here (except for the control measures and recommendations). VII. ANALYSIS This is the place to present what you have learned from the investigation. It should show your conclusions and interpretations regarding the: • source of infection • agent • reservoir • mode of transmission • the group at highest risk VIII. CONTROL MEASURES This section should answer the reader’s questions about the measures taken to control the outbreak: • What methods were used for outbreak control? • How were they implemented? Home Health Agency Nursing Care & Procedures K-163