PURPOSE: To elicit priority rankings of indicators of quality of care among providers and decision-makers in continuing care in Alberta, Canada. METHODS: We used modified nominal group technique to elicit priorities and criteria for prioritization among the quality indicators and resident/client assessment protocols developed by the interRAI consortium for use in long-term care and home care. RESULTS: The top-ranked items from the long-term care assessment data were pressure ulcers, pain and incontinence. The top-ranked items from the home care data were pain, falls and proportion of clients at high risk for residential placement. Participants considered a variety of issues in deciding how to rank the indicators. IMPLICATIONS: This work reflects the beginning of a process to better understand how providers and policy makers can work together to assess priorities for quality improvement within continuing care.
PURPOSE: To elicit priority rankings of indicators of quality of care among providers and decision-makers in continuing care in Alberta, Canada. METHODS: We used modified nominal group technique to elicit priorities and criteria for prioritization among the quality indicators and resident/client assessment protocols developed by the interRAI consortium for use in long-term care and home care. RESULTS: The top-ranked items from the long-term care assessment data were pressure ulcers, pain and incontinence. The top-ranked items from the home care data were pain, falls and proportion of clients at high risk for residential placement. Participants considered a variety of issues in deciding how to rank the indicators. IMPLICATIONS: This work reflects the beginning of a process to better understand how providers and policy makers can work together to assess priorities for quality improvement within continuing care.
Authors: J P Hirdes; B E Fries; J N Morris; K Steel; V Mor; D Frijters; S LaBine; C Schalm; M J Stones; G Teare; T Smith; M Marhaba; E Pérez; P Jónsson Journal: Healthc Manage Forum Date: 1999
Authors: M J Rantz; L Popejoy; D R Mehr; M Zwygart-Stauffacher; L L Hicks; V Grando; V S Conn; R Porter; J Scott; M Maas Journal: J Nurs Care Qual Date: 1997-12 Impact factor: 1.597
Authors: M J Rantz; D R Mehr; V S Conn; L L Hicks; R Porter; R W Madsen; G F Petrowski; M Maas Journal: J Nurs Care Qual Date: 1996-07 Impact factor: 1.597
Authors: Massirfufulay Kpehe Musa; Gizdem Akdur; Sarah Brand; Anne Killett; Karen Spilsbury; Guy Peryer; Jennifer Kirsty Burton; Adam Lee Gordon; Barbara Hanratty; Ann-Marie Towers; Lisa Irvine; Sarah Kelly; Liz Jones; Julienne Meyer; Claire Goodman Journal: BMC Geriatr Date: 2022-01-07 Impact factor: 3.921