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Development of a set of process and structure indicators for palliative care: the Europall project

Development of a set of process and structure indicators for palliative care: the Europall project

Authors :
Jeroen Hasselaar
Kathrin Woitha
Kris Vissers
Nisar Ahmed
Karen Van Beek
Yvonne Engels
Jean-Marc Mollard
Lukas Radbruch
Isabelle Colombet
Radboud University Medical Center [Nijmegen]
University Hospitals Leuven [Leuven]
University of Sheffield [Sheffield]
Université Paris-Sud 11 - Faculté de médecine ( UP11 UFR Médecine )
Université Paris Descartes - Faculté de Médecine ( UPD5 Médecine )
Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 ( UPD5 )
University of Bonn
Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 - Faculté de médecine (UP11 UFR Médecine)
Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)
Université Paris Descartes - Faculté de Médecine (UPD5 Médecine)
Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5 (UPD5)
Université Paris-Sud 11 - Faculté de médecine (UP11 UFR Médecine)
Source :
BMC Health Services Research, 12, 1, pp. 381-381, BMC Health Services Research, BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central, 2012, 12, 〈http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/381〉. 〈10.1186/1472-6963-12-381〉, BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central, 2012, 12, ⟨10.1186/1472-6963-12-381⟩, BMC Health Services Research, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 381 (2012), BMC Health Services Research, 12, 381-381
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

Contains fulltext : 110866.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access) ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: By measuring the quality of the organisation of palliative care with process and structure quality indicators (QIs), patients, caregivers and policy makers are able to monitor to what extent recommendations are met, like those of the council of the WHO on palliative care and guidelines. This will support the implementation of public programmes, and will enable comparisons between organisations or countries. METHODS: As no European set of indicators for the organisation of palliative care existed, such a set of QIs was developed. An update of a previous systematic review was made and extended with more databases and grey literature.In two project meetings with practitioners and experts in palliative care the development process of a QI set was finalised and the QIs were categorized in a framework, covering the recommendations of the Council of Europe. RESULTS: The searches resulted in 151 structure and process indicators, which were discussed in steering group meetings. Of those QIs, 110 were eligible for the final framework. CONCLUSIONS: We developed the first set of QIs for the organisation of palliative care. This article is the first step in a multi step project to identify, validate and pilot QIs.

Details

ISSN :
14726963
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
BMC Health Services Research, 12, 1, pp. 381-381, BMC Health Services Research, BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central, 2012, 12, 〈http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/12/381〉. 〈10.1186/1472-6963-12-381〉, BMC Health Services Research, BioMed Central, 2012, 12, ⟨10.1186/1472-6963-12-381⟩, BMC Health Services Research, Vol 12, Iss 1, p 381 (2012), BMC Health Services Research, 12, 381-381
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....3b3245ae24800c1bf4924d760c36e9fe
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-12-381〉