OBJECTIVE: The BEDTAR pilot program assessed changes in the quality of certification of death's causes after a training session for the primary care physicians in the Tarragona's Area of Catalonia, in the Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula. DESIGN: Before-after evaluative study with intervention and without control group. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: The study population was the physicians of the reformed primary health care network of the AT. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The training session began with a test consisting of certifying 3 deaths. This test was followed by a theoretical and practical seminar. The session concluded with a final test consisting on certifying the same 3 cases. The variables used to evaluate the quality the certification were: logical sequence the death causes, correct position on death certificate of the immediate, intermediate and basic causes, precise use of cardiac arrest and other ill-defined diseases, appropriate use of abbreviations, legibility, vocabulary and, finally, use of all the available information. RESULTS: The final participation of the study population was 71% and the global program efficacy was 59%. CONCLUSIONS: The BEDTAR program improved the quality of certification and emphasized the relevancy and the applicability of the results.
OBJECTIVE: The BEDTAR pilot program assessed changes in the quality of certification of death's causes after a training session for the primary care physicians in the Tarragona's Area of Catalonia, in the Northeast of the Iberian Peninsula. DESIGN: Before-after evaluative study with intervention and without control group. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: The study population was the physicians of the reformed primary health care network of the AT. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The training session began with a test consisting of certifying 3 deaths. This test was followed by a theoretical and practical seminar. The session concluded with a final test consisting on certifying the same 3 cases. The variables used to evaluate the quality the certification were: logical sequence the death causes, correct position on death certificate of the immediate, intermediate and basic causes, precise use of cardiac arrest and other ill-defined diseases, appropriate use of abbreviations, legibility, vocabulary and, finally, use of all the available information. RESULTS: The final participation of the study population was 71% and the global program efficacy was 59%. CONCLUSIONS: The BEDTAR program improved the quality of certification and emphasized the relevancy and the applicability of the results.
Authors: Janet Miki; Rasika Rampatige; Nicola Richards; Tim Adair; Juan Cortez-Escalante; Javier Vargas-Herrera Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2018-12-03 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: U S H Gamage; Pasyodun Koralage Buddhika Mahesh; Jesse Schnall; Lene Mikkelsen; John D Hart; Hafiz Chowdhury; Hang Li; Deirdre McLaughlin; Alan D Lopez Journal: BMC Med Date: 2020-12-11 Impact factor: 8.775