scholarly journals Association between practice size and quality of care of patients with ischaemic heart disease: cross sectional study

BMJ ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 326 (7385) ◽  
pp. 371-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Majeed
Keyword(s):  
Heart Disease ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Ischaemic Heart Disease ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Practice Size

scholarly journals Perceived quality of surgical care in association with patient-related factors and correlation to reported postoperative complications in Finland: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e037708
Author(s):  
Ira Helena Saarinen ◽  
Jaana-Maija Koivisto ◽  
Antti Kaipia ◽  
Elina Haavisto
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Postoperative Complications ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Care

ObjectiveTo study if patient-related factors are associated with patient-evaluated quality of care in surgery. To examine if there is an association with postoperative complications and patient-evaluated low quality of care.DesignA correlation cross-sectional study, in addition, a phone call interview at 30 days postoperatively to examine complications.SettingThe data on patients admitted for non-cardiac general and orthopaedic surgery at a central hospital in Southwestern Finland were collected in two phases during an 8-month period.Participants436 consecutive consenting and eligible in-ward non-cardiac general surgery and orthopaedic surgery adult patients. Ambulatory, paediatric and memory disorder patients were excluded. 378 patients completed the questionnaire (Good Nursing Care Scale for Patients (GNCS-P)).MethodsPerceived quality of care was examined by the GNCS-P questionnaire. Patient-related factors were obtained from electronic patient records and questionnaire. A telephone interview related to postdischarge complications was conducted 30 days after discharge.Main outcome measuresPatient evaluation of quality of care at discharge, its association with patient-related factors and patient-reported postdischarge complications.ResultsThe overall quality was evaluated high or very high by the patients. The lowest overall quality of care rate was assessed by surgical patients living alone (p=0.0088) and patients who evaluated their state of health moderate or poor (p=0.0047). Surgical patients reporting postoperative complications after discharge evaluated lower overall quality of care (p=0.0105) than patients with no complications.ConclusionPatient demographic factors do not seem to influence the perceptions of the quality of care. Instead, subjective state of health and living conditions (living alone) may have an influence on the patient experience of quality of care. The perceived quality of care in healthcare staff technical and communication skills may have an association with reported postoperative complications.

scholarly journals Nursing skill mix in European hospitals: cross-sectional study of the association with mortality, patient ratings, and quality of care

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 559-568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda H Aiken ◽  
Douglas Sloane ◽  
Peter Griffiths ◽  
Anne Marie Rafferty ◽  
Luk Bruyneel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Skill Mix

scholarly journals Association between maternal satisfaction and other indicators of quality of care at childbirth: a cross-sectional study based on the WHO standards

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. e037063
Author(s):  
Marzia Lazzerini ◽  
Ilaria Mariani ◽  
Chiara Semenzato ◽  
Emanuelle Pessa Valente
Keyword(s):  
Multivariate Analysis ◽  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Maternal Satisfaction ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Correlated Variables ◽  
Care Experience ◽  
Who Standards

ObjectivesThis study aimed to explore the association between maternal satisfaction and other indicators of quality of care (QoC) at childbirth, as defined by WHO standards.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingReferral hospital in Northeast Italy.Participants1244 consecutive mothers giving birth in the hospital participated in a survey.Data collection and analysisUnivariate analyses were performed to evaluate the association between maternal satisfaction and 61 variables, including measures of ‘provision of care’, ‘experience of care’, ‘availability of resources’ and other maternal characteristics. Exploratory factor analysis was performed to create groups of correlated variables, which were used in multivariate analysis.ResultsOverall, 509 (40.9%) of women were >35 years of age, about half (52.7%) were highly educated, most (95.2%) were married/living with partner and employed (79.3%) and about half (52.9%) were primiparous. Overall, 189 (15.2%) were not born in Italy and 111 (8.9%) did not have Italian citizenship. Most women (84.2%) were highly satisfied (score ≥7/10) with the care received. Among the 61 variables explored, 46 (75.4%) were significantly associated with women’s satisfaction, 33 with higher satisfaction and 13 with lower satisfaction. Multivariate analysis largely confirmed univariate findings, with six out of eight groups of correlated variables being statistically significantly associated with women’s satisfaction. Factors most strongly associated with women’s satisfaction were ‘effective communication, involvement, listening to women’s needs, respectful and timely care’ (OR 16.84, 95% CI 9.90 to 28.61, p<0.001) and ‘physical structure’ (OR 6.51, 95% CI 4.08 to 10.40, p<0.001). Additionally, ‘victim of abuse, discrimination, aggressiveness’ was inversely associated with the wish to return to the facility or to recommend it to a friend (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.17 to 0.70, p<0.003).ConclusionThis study suggested that many variables are strongly associated with women’s satisfaction with care during childbirth and support the use of multiple measures to monitor the QoC at childbirth.

scholarly journals Work environment characteristics associated with quality of care in Dutch nursing homes: A cross-sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramona Backhaus ◽  
Erik van Rossum ◽  
Hilde Verbeek ◽  
Ruud J.G. Halfens ◽  
Frans E.S. Tan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Care ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Work Environment ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals Assessment of quality of life among parents of children with congenital heart disease using WHOQOL-BREF: a cross-sectional study from Northwest Saudi Arabia

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saad Khoshhal ◽  
Khaled Al-Harbi ◽  
Ibrahim Al-Mozainy ◽  
Saeed Al-Ghamdi ◽  
Adnan Aselan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Congenital Heart Disease ◽  
Heart Disease ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Congenital Heart ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Health ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background and aims Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) has garnered increasing interest especially for health care providers and researchers. The study aims to evaluate the HRQOL in parents of congenital heart disease (CHD) children, and to clarify the effect of the disease severity on the outcome of the HRQOL perception. Also, to analyze the internal consistency of the Arabic version of the World Health Organization (WHO) QOL-BREEF tool in order to determine whether the tool had good validity for the target population. Methods A cross-sectional study. The HRQOL perception was evaluated using WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, and the internal consistency of the tool was tested using Cronbach’s alpha (α-C), Results The study sample consisted of 200 individuals, 120 parents of CHD children, compared to 80 parents of children with minor illnesses (mean age of participating parents = 35.1 ± 9.8 years). While evaluating the HRQOL, the group of parents of children with minor illnesses had higher scores than the total group of parents of CHD children in all domains, indicating a better HRQOL. Class-IV subgroup of parents of CHD children showed the most significant lower total score of domains between all classes (44.47 ± 12, p < 0.001). With respect to the internal consistency of the WHOQOL-BREF, estimation of α-C values were 0.84 points for the group of parents of CHD children, and 0.87 for the group of parents of children with minor illnesses. Conclusions This short-term study emphasized that, HRQOL scores among parents of CHD children are compromised, and the severity of their children illness significantly affect the total score of domains in their HRQOL perception. Furthermore, the tool showed to be practical and efficient to evaluate the QOL of parents of CHD children in our population in future researches.

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