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Development of consensus quality indicators for cancer supportive care: a Delphi study and pilot testing

BMC Health Services Research
Background High quality supportive care is fundamental to achieve optimal health outcomes for people affected by cancer. Use of quality indicators provides comparative information for monitoring, management, and improvement of care within and across ...
Amelia Hyatt, Karla Gough, Holly Chung, Wendy Wood, Ruth Aston, Jo Cockwill, Spiridoula Galetakis, Meinir Krishnasamy   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Agreement Between HEDIS Performance Assessments in the VA and Medicare Advantage: Is Quality in the Eye of the Beholder? [PDF]

, 2016
Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system assess quality of care using standardized Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) performance measures. Little is known, however, about the relative accuracy
Charlton, Mary, Kizer, Kenneth, Trivedi, Amal, Wilson, Ira   +3 more
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Perspectives on quality mental health care from Brazilian and Cape Verdean outpatients: Implications for effective patient-centered policies and models of care [PDF]

, 2014
Mental health providers are increasingly coming into contact with large and growing multi-racial/ethnic and immigrant patient populations in the United States.
De Jesus, Maria, Earl, Tara R.
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Exercise Interventions in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults With Paediatric Bone Tumours—A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bone tumours present significant challenges for affected patients, as multimodal therapy often leads to prolonged physical limitations. This is particularly critical during childhood and adolescence, as it can negatively impact physiological development and psychosocial resilience.
Jennifer Queisser, Claire Laurie, Teresa Schmidt, Irene von Luettichau, Peter Bekkering, Sabine Kesting   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Condições Sensíveis à Atenção Primária: uma revisão descritiva dos resultados da produção acadêmica brasileira

Saúde em Debate
O estudo propõe-se descrever e analisar os resultados da produção acadêmica brasileira sobre Internações por Condições Sensíveis à Atenção Primária. Revisão descritiva e analítica realizada em artigos científicos de Portais de Periódicos.
Francilene Jane Rodrigues Pereira, César Cavalcanti da Silva, Eufrásio de Andrade Lima Neto   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality of outpatient nursing care: a scoping review [PDF]

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
Objective: to map national and international scientific literature on the quality of outpatient nursing care. Method: a scoping review guided by the Joanna Briggs Institute Collaboration, conducted across 12 databases and repositories.
Bruna Noschang de Brum, Carlise Rigon Dalla Nora, Adriana Roese Ramos, Luciana Foppa, Deise Lisboa Riquinho   +4 more
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DELP Treatment on Vision and Retinal Microcirculation in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: Report of Five Cases and Literature Review

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The delipid extracorporeal lipoprotein filter from plasma (DELP) treatment can effectively reduce blood lipid, increase blood flow, and improve neurological deficits in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). However, its effect on vision and retinal microcirculation in stroke patients has never been reported.
Ning Li, Ronghua Hong, Hua You, Feiping Xu, Qingjun Zhang, Yiwen Lin, Yuting Su, Danmei Lan, Lingjing Jin, Junhui She   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quality Measurement Recommendations Relevant to Clinical Guidelines in Germany and the United Kingdom: (What) Can We Learn From Each Other?

Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 2018
We conducted a systematic review of clinical guidelines (CGs) to examine the methodological approaches of quality indicator derivation in CGs, the frequency of quality indicators to check CG recommendations in routine care, and clinimetric properties of ...
Thomas Petzold PhD, M.Sc., Stefanie Deckert MPH, Paula R. Williamson Prof., Jochen Schmitt MPH, MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Health care quality indicators in patients with hypertension

"Arterial’naya Gipertenziya" ("Arterial Hypertension"), 2009
Monitoring of secondary prevention in 1368 hypertensive patients was performed using special quality indicators of medical care with Internet technology paying attention to National Guidelines on Hypertension. Better blood pressure control was achieved, and positive dynamics of medical care in hypertensive patients was demonstrated.
openaire   +1 more source

Evaluation of headache service quality indicators: pilot implementation in two specialist-care centres [PDF]

, 2015
Background Evaluating quality of health care is increasingly recognized as an important contributor to the advancement of health-care delivery. We recently developed a set of quality indicators for headache care, intended to be applicable across ...
Gaul, C, Gouveia, RG, Jensen, R, Katsarava, Z, Schoppe, A, Schramm, S, Steiner, TJ   +6 more
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