International Journal for Quality in Health Care - current issueInternational Journal for Quality in Health Care - RSS feed of current issueThe patient's view of the acceptability of the primary care in Poland- July 11, 2008 Objective The aim of the study was to determine how the time factor affected the patients' perception of the acceptability of the primary health care system and to assess their satisfaction with family physician care. Design A series of cross-sectional studies was conducted in 1998, 2002 and 2006, using face-to-face interviews with structured questionnaires. Setting The study was performed in Gizycko, Poland, where family physician services were introduced in 1995. Study participants Three...http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/4/277?rss=1 Developing an automated speech-recognition telephone diabetes intervention- July 11, 2008 Objective Many patients do not receive guideline-recommended care for diabetes and other chronic conditions. Automated speech-recognition telephone outreach to supplement in-person physician–patient communication may enhance patient care for chronic illness. We conducted this study to inform the development of an automated telephone outreach intervention for improving diabetes care among members of a large, not-for-profit health plan. Design In-depth telephone interviews with qualitative.http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/4/264?rss=1 Factors affecting quality of care in family planning clinics: A study from Iran- July 11, 2008 Background Despite good contraceptive coverage rates, recent studies in Iran have shown an alarmingly high incidence of unplanned pregnancy. Objective To determine factors affecting quality of family planning services, a cross-sectional study was performed from June to August 2006 on women visiting urban Primary Health Care clinics in a provincial capital in western Iran. The primary focus of the study was on provider–client interaction. Method We used a slightly edited version of a...http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/4/284?rss=1 Effect of crew resource management training in a multidisciplinary obstetrical setting- July 11, 2008 Objective To assess the effect of a Crew Resource Management (CRM) intervention specifically designed to improve teamwork and communication skills in a multidisciplinary obstetrical setting. Method Design-A before-and-after cross-sectional study designed to assess participants' satisfaction, learning and change in behaviour, according to Kirkpatrick's evaluation framework for training programmes. Setting-Labour and delivery units of a large university-affiliated hospital. Participants-Two...http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/4/254?rss=1 Drug misuse treatment services in Scotland: predicting outcomes- July 11, 2008 Objective To investigate which aspects of treatment satisfaction are the best predictors of improved health, improved mental health and achievement of abstinence in drug misuse treatment services. Design Data were collected as part of the Drug Outcome Research in Scotland study, a prospective cohort study designed to evaluate drug misuse treatment provided in Scotland. Data were collected using a structured interview. Participants were recruited between 1 October 2001 and 30 June 2002....http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/4/271?rss=1 Tracking quality over time: what do pressure ulcer data show- July 11, 2008 Objective To compare the prevalence of pressure ulcers and prevention before and after a quality improvement program; determine whether patient characteristics differed for those who did and did not develop pressure ulcers; identify pressure ulcer prevention implemented at admission and whether prevention and risk factors varied by pressure ulcer severity. Design Descriptive comparative study based on two cross-sectional pressure ulcer surveys conducted in 2002 and 2006, complemented with a...http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/4/246?rss=1 Arabic translation and adaptation of Critical Care Family Satisfaction Survey- July 11, 2008 Objective To translate and adapt the Critical Care Family Satisfaction Survey (CCFSS), and test its validity and reliability for use in Saudi Arabia. Setting Seven hundred-bed tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia. Participants Seventy-six adult relatives of patients who had been cared for in an intensive care unit for 24 hrs or more. Interventions The CCFSS, a battery of 20 items divided into five subscales, was translated into Arabic. After transfer of patients to regular inpatient units,.http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/4/291?rss=1 Using nurses and office staff to report prescribing errors in primary care- July 11, 2008 Objective To implement a prescribing-error reporting system in primary care offices and analyze the reports. Design Descriptive analysis of a voluntary prescribing-error-reporting system Setting Seven primary care offices in Vermont, USA. Participants One hundred and three prescribers, managers, nurses and office staff. Intervention Nurses and office staff were asked to report all communications with community pharmacists regarding prescription problems. Main Outcome Measures All reports...http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/4/238?rss=1 Abstracts en este numero- July 11, 2008http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/4/m1?rss=1 Rationing of nursing care and its relationship to patient outcomes: the Swiss extension of the International Hospital Outcomes Study- July 11, 2008 Objectives To explore the association between implicit rationing of nursing care and selected patient outcomes in Swiss hospitals, adjusting for major organizational variables, including the quality of the nurse practice environment and the level of nurse staffing. Rationing was measured using the newly developed Basel Extent of Rationing of Nursing Care (BERNCA) instrument. Additional data were collected using an adapted version of the International Hospital Outcomes Study...http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/20/4/227?rss=1 |