The Use of Quality of Life Scores for Monitoring and Reporting, Quality Improvement, and Research

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. Schalock ◽  
A. Baker ◽  
C. Claes ◽  
J. Gonzalez ◽  
R. Malatest ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Reporting Quality

Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

2016 ◽  
pp. 375-378
Author(s):  
Jordan M. Kautz ◽  
Christopher M. Wittich
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Cancer Screening ◽  
Primary Prevention ◽  
Sexually Transmitted Diseases ◽  
Sexually Transmitted

Preventive medicine focuses on preventing disease and keeping patients healthy. There are 3 levels of prevention: 1.Primary prevention: preventing disease before it occurs (eg, immunization to prevent disease, use of condoms to prevent sexually transmitted diseases); 2.Secondary prevention: detecting preclinical disease to start early treatment for better outcomes (eg, cancer screening, treating hypertension to prevent cardiovascular disease); and 3. Tertiary prevention: improving outcomes (quality of life, disease progression) in known disease (eg, use of aspirin after myocardial infarction to decrease recurrence, rehabilitation after a stroke).

scholarly journals Quality Improvement Yields Quality of Life: A Palliative Care Tissue Donation Collaborative (SA508C)

2018 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 642-643
Author(s):  
Karen Blackstone ◽  
Anissa Rahman ◽  
Margaret Gloria ◽  
Elizabeth Cobbs
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Tissue Donation

Can Utility-Weighted Health-Related Quality-of-Life Estimates Capture Health Effects of Quality Improvement for Depression?

Medical Care ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
pp. 1246-1259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cathy Donald Sherbourne ◽  
Jürgen Unützer ◽  
Michael Schoenbaum ◽  
Naihua Duan ◽  
Leslie A. Lenert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Health Effects ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Effectiveness of a Psychosocial Care Quality Improvement Strategy to Address Quality of Life in Patients With Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. e2128667
Author(s):  
Caterina Caminiti ◽  
Maria Antonietta Annunziata ◽  
Claudio Verusio ◽  
Carmine Pinto ◽  
Mario Airoldi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Psychosocial Care ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Improvement Strategy ◽  
Quality Improvement Strategy ◽  
Patients With Cancer

Establishing Relationships With Specialty Palliative Care for More Complex Patient Needs

2020 ◽  
pp. 67-75
Author(s):  
Kate Schueller ◽  
Joseph D. Rotella
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Palliative Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Palliative Care Team ◽  
Patient Needs ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Palliative Care Teams ◽  
Whole Person

Interdisciplinary palliative care teams can improve quality of life by addressing the needs and experience of the whole person with chronic kidney disease, including physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural, end-of-life, ethical, and practical concerns. Nephrology teams can develop the essential skills to provide primary palliative care for uncomplicated problems, but consultation with a specialty palliative care team is warranted for more severe, complex, or refractory problems. Although specialty palliative care can be delivered in any care setting, it may be a scarce resource outside of a hospital or hospice. Nephrology teams should identify all the specialty palliative care resources available in their community and consider engaging palliative care experts not only in patient care but also in advisory, educational, and quality improvement activities.

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