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UK consensus project on quality in palliative day services: developing a quality indicator set using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Dempster, Martin Mccorry, Noleen O'Connor, Sean J. Armour, Kathy Coast, Joanna Cohen, Joachim Donnelly, Michael Finucane, Anne M. Fyvie, Joan Jones, Louise Kernohan, George W. Leemans, Kathleen Oxenham, David Perkins, Paul |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | Introduction Evaluating quality of palliative day services is essential for assessing care across diverse settings, and for monitoring quality improvement approaches. Aim To develop a set of quality indicators for assessment of all aspects (structure, process and outcome) of care in palliative day services. Methods Using a modified version of the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method (Fitch et al., 2001), a multidisciplinary panel of 16 experts independently completed a survey rating the appropriateness of 182 potential quality indicators previously identified during a systematic evidence review. Panel members then attended a one day, face-to-face meeting where indicators were discussed and subsequently re-rated. Panel members were also asked to rate the feasibility and necessity of measuring each indicator. Results 71 indicators classified as inappropriate during the survey were removed based on median appropriateness ratings and level of agreement. Following the panel discussions, a further 60 were removed based on appropriateness and feasibility ratings, level of agreement and assessment of necessity. Themes identified during the panel discussion and findings of the evidence review were used to translate the remaining 51 indicators into a final set of 27. Conclusion The final indicator set included information on rationale and supporting evidence, methods of assessment, risk adjustment, and recommended performance levels. Further implementation work will test the suitability of this 'toolkit' for measurement and benchmarking. The final indicator set provides the basis for standardised assessment of quality across services, including care delivered in community and primary care settings. Reference Fitch K, Bernstein SJ, Aguilar MD, et al . The RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method User's Manual . Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation; 2001. http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1269 |
| Starting Page | 390 |
| Ending Page | 390 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001204.17 |
| Volume Number | 6 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/QualPalUK/NewsandEvents/Filetoupload,717950,en.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2016-001204.17 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
