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Psychological Responses Among Healthcare Workers Providing Care for Patients with COVID-19: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 为COVID-19患者提供护理的医护人员的心理反应:沙特阿拉伯利雅得的一项基于网络的横断面调查
Pub Date : 2021-11-01 DOI: 10.36401/JQSH-21-1
Yacoub Abuzied, Rasmieh Al-Amer, Shreemathie Somduth, Gerald Silva, Anitha Muthuraj, Saad AlEnizi, Khalid AlGhamdi

Introduction: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a pandemic of international concern that has caused significant physical and psychological health challenges to healthcare workers worldwide. This study aimed to assess and evaluate the psychological responses of healthcare workers who provided hands-on care for patients with COVID-19 at King Fahad Medical City (KFMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as it was converted to a dedicated COVID-19 hospital during the pandemic.

Methods: This study used a descriptive cross-sectional design to recruit 500 participants at KFMC between April 10 and May 5, 2020. This study used the 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) to assess the psychological responses among the study participants.

Results: The findings of this study showed that of 500 respondents, 304 (60.9%) reported having depressive symptoms, 281 (56.3%), 318 (63.3%) having stress and anxiety symptoms. Moreover, 250 participants (50%) who lived with their families reported severe stress and anxiety. However, the results of our study indicated that healthcare workers were committed to providing care to COVID-19 patients.

Conclusions: Depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms were highly prevalent among healthcare workers at KFMC. Therefore, there is an urgent need for psychological interventions to identify healthcare workers with heavy psychological burdens.

导言:冠状病毒病(COVID-19)是一种引起国际关注的大流行疾病,给世界各地的卫生保健工作者带来了重大的身心健康挑战。本研究旨在评估和评估在沙特阿拉伯利雅得法赫德国王医疗城(KFMC)为COVID-19患者提供实际护理的医护人员的心理反应,该城市在大流行期间被改造为专门的COVID-19医院。方法:本研究采用描述性横断面设计,于2020年4月10日至5月5日在KFMC招募500名参与者。本研究采用21项抑郁、焦虑和压力量表(DASS-21)来评估研究参与者的心理反应。结果:在500名被调查者中,304人(60.9%)报告有抑郁症状,281人(56.3%),318人(63.3%)有压力和焦虑症状。此外,与家人住在一起的250名参与者(50%)报告了严重的压力和焦虑。然而,我们的研究结果表明,医护人员致力于为COVID-19患者提供护理。结论:抑郁、焦虑和压力症状在KFMC的医护人员中非常普遍。因此,迫切需要进行心理干预,以识别心理负担重的医护人员。
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引用次数: 2
Impact of Accreditation Certification on Improving Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare. 评审认证对约翰霍普金斯阿美医疗机构提高医疗质量和患者安全的影响。
Pub Date : 2021-08-06 eCollection Date: 2021-08-01 DOI: 10.36401/JQSH-21-8
Huda Al-Sayedahmed, Jaffar Al-Tawfiq, Basma Al-Dossary, Saeed Al-Yami

Introduction: Accreditation gained worldwide attention as a means of increasing awareness of medical errors, improving healthcare quality, and ensuring a culture of safety. Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare has been accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI) since 2002. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the accreditation process on healthcare quality performance by maintaining compliance with the requirements of JCI's international patient safety goals (IPSGs) over a 4-year period and how this was reflected by patient safety and satisfaction.

Methods: In Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, the six JCI IPSGs are part of the as key performance indicators that reflect organizational performance in different services. For this study, data from January 2017 to the end of 2020 were analyzed apropos performance and correlation with patient experience.

Results: The IPSGs data analysis showed that general performance was maintained above the target values (> 90%-96%) in all IPSGs. This was significantly reflected in high patient satisfaction during this period, with Pearson correlation of 0.9 and p < 0.000.

Conclusions: Maintaining accreditation status over time enhances patients' confidence in an organization and its leadership as providers of safe, quality healthcare services. However, individual staff perception, commitment, accountability, and responsibility have an influence on performance, the organization's accreditation status, and patients' experiences.

导言:评审作为提高对医疗差错的认识、改善医疗质量和确保安全文化的一种手段,受到了全世界的关注。约翰霍普金斯阿美医疗中心自 2002 年起通过了国际联合委员会 (JCI) 的评审。本研究的目的是评估评审过程对医疗质量绩效的影响,即在 4 年内保持符合 JCI 国际患者安全目标(IPSGs)的要求,以及如何通过患者安全和满意度来反映这一影响:在约翰霍普金斯阿美医疗集团,JCI的六项IPSGs是反映不同服务中组织绩效的关键绩效指标的一部分。本研究对 2017 年 1 月至 2020 年底的数据进行了绩效分析以及与患者体验的相关性分析:IPSGs数据分析显示,所有IPSGs的总体绩效都保持在目标值以上(> 90%-96%)。结果:IPSGs 数据分析显示,所有 IPSGs 的总体绩效都保持在目标值以上(> 90%-96% ),这在这一时期的高患者满意度中得到了明显体现,Pearson 相关性为 0.9,P 0.000:长期保持评审地位可增强患者对医疗机构及其领导层作为安全、优质医疗服务提供者的信心。然而,员工的个人认知、承诺、责任感和义务对工作表现、机构的评审资格和患者的体验都有影响。
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A Physician-Driven Quality Improvement Stewardship Intervention Using Lean Six Sigma Improves Patient Care for Community-Acquired Pneumonia. 医生驱动的质量改进管理干预使用精益六西格玛改善社区获得性肺炎患者护理。
Pub Date : 2021-08-01 DOI: 10.36401/JQSH-21-2
Lea M Monday, Omid Yazdanpaneh, Caleb Sokolowski, Jane Chi, Ryan Kuhn, Kareem Bazzy, Sorabh Dhar

Introduction: The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommends a minimum of 5 days of antibiotic therapy in stable patients who have community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). However, excessive duration of therapy (DOT) is common. Define, measure, analyze, improve, and control (DMAIC) is a Lean Six Sigma methodology used in quality improvement efforts, including infection control; however, the utility of this approach for antimicrobial stewardship initiatives is unknown. To determine the impact of a prospective physician-driven stewardship intervention on excess antibiotic DOT and clinical outcomes of patients hospitalized with CAP. Our specific aim was to reduce excess DOT and to determine why some providers treat beyond the IDSA minimum DOT.

Methods: A single-center, quasi-experimental quality improvement study evaluating rates of excess antimicrobial DOT before and after implementing a DMAIC-based antimicrobial stewardship intervention that included education, prospective audit, and feedback from a physician peer, and daily tracking of excess DOT on a Kaizen board. The baseline period included retrospective CAP cases that occurred between October 2018 and February 2019 (control group). The intervention period included CAP cases between October 2019 and February 2020 (intervention group).

Results: A total of 123 CAP patients were included (57 control and 66 intervention). Median antibiotic DOT per patient decreased (8 versus 5 days; p < 0.001), and the proportion of patients treated for the IDSA minimum increased (5.3% versus 56%; p < 0.001) after the intervention. No differences in mortality, readmission, length of stay, or incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection were observed between groups. Almost half of the caregivers surveyed were aware that as few as 5 days of antibiotic treatment could be appropriate.

Conclusions: A physician-driven antimicrobial quality improvement initiative designed using DMAIC methodology led to reduced DOT and increased compliance with the IDSA treatment guidelines for hospitalized patients with CAP reduced without negatively affecting clinical outcomes.

美国传染病学会(IDSA)建议对社区获得性肺炎(CAP)病情稳定的患者进行至少5天的抗生素治疗。然而,治疗时间过长(DOT)是常见的。定义、测量、分析、改进和控制(DMAIC)是一种精益六西格玛方法,用于质量改进工作,包括感染控制;然而,这种方法对抗菌剂管理倡议的效用是未知的。确定医生驱动的前瞻性管理干预对过量抗生素DOT和CAP住院患者临床结果的影响。我们的具体目标是减少过量DOT,并确定为什么一些提供者的治疗超过了IDSA最低DOT。方法:一项单中心、准实验质量改进研究,评估实施基于dmaic的抗菌药物管理干预前后的过量抗菌药物DOT率,干预包括教育、前瞻性审核、医师同行反馈,以及在改善板上对过量抗菌药物DOT进行每日跟踪。基线期包括2018年10月至2019年2月期间发生的回顾性CAP病例(对照组)。干预期包括2019年10月至2020年2月(干预组)的CAP病例。结果:共纳入123例CAP患者(对照组57例,干预组66例)。每位患者抗生素DOT中位数下降(8天和5天;p < 0.001),接受最低IDSA治疗的患者比例增加(5.3%对56%;P < 0.001)。两组患者的死亡率、再入院率、住院时间或艰难梭菌感染发生率均无差异。接受调查的护理人员中几乎有一半意识到,5天的抗生素治疗可能是合适的。结论:采用DMAIC方法设计的医生驱动的抗菌药物质量改进倡议减少了DOT,增加了住院CAP患者对IDSA治疗指南的依从性,而没有对临床结果产生负面影响。
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引用次数: 2
Comparison of the Assessment of Patient Satisfaction Using Active and Passive Feedback. 主动反馈与被动反馈评价患者满意度的比较。
Pub Date : 2021-08-01 DOI: 10.36401/JQSH-20-36
Manju Christopher, Lallu Joseph

Introduction: The outpatient department of any hospital is the first direct point of contact to the patients with the hospital. To understand the difficulties faced by the patients and to understand their perceptions, it is important to assess patient satisfaction. This study was designed to compare the difference in patient satisfaction responses and outcomes using two methods: active feedback collection (AFC) and passive feedback collection (PFC).

Methods: The study was conducted for a period of 2 months using a validated, structured questionnaire in four languages. To differentiate the questionnaires, those for PFC were marked P and those for AFC as A. The questionnaire consisted of 21 questions. PFC was obtained when patients voluntarily filled out the feedback forms placed at different locations, and AFC was obtained by systematically approaching randomly selected patients.

Results: Of the 809 patients who participated in the study, 131 were passive and 678 active. The study revealed that the satisfaction level was higher in the AFC group. It was observed that 82% of those in the PFC group and 35% of those in the AFC group had given specific written comments. The negative comments were higher in the PFC group than in the AFC group.

Conclusions: The AFC method gives a good overview of the patients' journeys through the system and it can be used for systemic feedback collection. The PFC method provides an avenue to get more written suggestions and adverse comments that could help in planning remedial measures. The study showed that both methods collect complementary information for the managers to facilitate improvement of services.

导读:任何医院的门诊部都是患者与医院的第一个直接接触点。要了解患者面临的困难,了解他们的看法,评估患者满意度是很重要的。本研究旨在比较采用主动反馈收集(AFC)和被动反馈收集(PFC)两种方法的患者满意度反应和结果的差异。方法:本研究使用四种语言的有效结构化问卷进行为期2个月的研究。为了区分问卷,PFC问卷标记为P, AFC问卷标记为a。问卷共有21个问题。PFC是由患者自愿填写放置在不同位置的反馈表获得的,AFC是通过系统地接近随机选择的患者获得的。结果:809名参与研究的患者中,131名是被动的,678名是主动的。研究显示,AFC组的满意度更高。观察到,PFC组中82%的患者和AFC组中35%的患者给出了具体的书面评论。PFC组的负面评价高于AFC组。结论:AFC方法可以很好地概述患者通过系统的旅程,并可用于系统反馈收集。PFC方法提供了获得更多书面建议和不利意见的途径,有助于规划补救措施。研究表明,两种方法都收集了互补的信息,便于管理者改进服务。
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引用次数: 1
Primary Healthcare in Saudi Arabia: An Evaluation of Emergent Health Trends. 初级卫生保健在沙特阿拉伯:紧急卫生趋势的评估。
Pub Date : 2021-08-01 DOI: 10.36401/JQSH-20-33
Angela Caswell, Joyce Kenkre

Introduction: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) is experiencing an increasing demand for healthcare due to a growing population and unhealthy changes in lifestyle, fostering the need for critical examination of the current status of primary healthcare in the KSA with analysis of health-related trends among its growing population.

Methods: A review of the literature was therefore undertaken, followed by a survey of primary healthcare centers at three facilities in Riyadh, to assess the current activities, understand challenges, compare existing practices with international best practices, and asses the level of patient satisfaction. The level of satisfaction with primary care services was examined by using observational surveys and retrospective reviews from the previous 20 years.

Results: The more rural areas with populations with lower education and income ranked factors such as cleanliness, competence of staff, and environment the highest (82-95%), whereas urban areas with populations with higher education and income rated their level of satisfaction lower (74-82%). The influence of population diversity and the country's unique cultural sensitivities on the awareness and uptake of cancer surveillance services available in the community was examined. The incidence of diabetes, asthma, obesity, along with breast and cervical cancer trends, has illustrated the importance of health education and disease prevention.

Conclusion: An investment in resources for primary healthcare staff and medical facilities is strongly recommended to support primary care providers in becoming the accepted and preferred community frontline for healthcare needs' assessment and care delivery. With its nursing staff comprised predominantly of expatriates, the emphasis needs to be on recruitment and training of a Saudi national workforce in line with succession planning strategy toward a sustainable Saudi workforce.

简介:沙特阿拉伯王国(KSA)由于人口增长和生活方式的不健康变化,对医疗保健的需求不断增加,因此需要对沙特阿拉伯初级医疗保健的现状进行严格审查,并分析其不断增长的人口中与健康相关的趋势。方法:因此,对文献进行了回顾,随后对利雅得三个设施的初级保健中心进行了调查,以评估当前的活动,了解挑战,将现有做法与国际最佳做法进行比较,并评估患者满意度。通过观察性调查和过去20年的回顾性评价来检查初级保健服务的满意度。结果:受教育程度和收入较低的农村地区对清洁、员工能力和环境等因素的满意度最高(82-95%),而受教育程度和收入较高的城市地区对其满意度较低(74-82%)。研究了人口多样性和国家独特的文化敏感性对社区中现有癌症监测服务的认识和吸收的影响。糖尿病、哮喘、肥胖症的发病率以及乳腺癌和宫颈癌的趋势说明了健康教育和疾病预防的重要性。结论:强烈建议对初级卫生保健人员和医疗设施的资源进行投资,以支持初级卫生保健提供者成为被接受和首选的社区卫生保健需求评估和护理提供前线。由于护理人员主要由外籍人士组成,因此重点需要放在沙特本国劳动力的招聘和培训上,以符合沙特劳动力可持续发展的继任规划战略。
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引用次数: 2
The Impact of Financial Incentives on Behavior and Self-Management of Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes: Pre- and Post-Quasiexperimental Study. 财务激励对未控制的2型糖尿病患者行为和自我管理的影响:准实验前后研究。
Pub Date : 2021-08-01 DOI: 10.36401/JQSH-20-45
Dalal Abdulaziz Al Kathiry, Fatima Al Slail, Khaled Al-Surimi, Raghib Abusaris

Introduction: Noncommunicable diseases are one of the main challenges that affect health worldwide and have been found to be increasing in both low- and middle-income countries compared with high-income countries. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of financial incentives and a comprehensive care program focusing on patients' behavior and self-management of uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (glycosylated hemoglobin [HbA1c] ≥ 7), as well as modifiable risk factors for disease complications in a Saudi Arabian population.

Methods: This quasiexperimental study, using a pre- and postevaluation approach, was used to compare the level of HbA1c among patients with uncontrolled diabetes before and after the financial incentives and comprehensive care program were implemented. Financial awards were given to patients who achieved a significantly greater decrease in HbA1c levels with his/her responsible physician. The study population included 702 Saudi Arabian patients with type 2 diabetes from 14 regions and 34 primary healthcare centers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. All of these patients (≥ 15 years old) with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes who attended local primary healthcare centers in Saudi Arabia for a follow-up visit from February to October 2018.

Results: The mean age, in years, of the sample was 56.14 (± SD = 9.909); slightly more than half of the patients 401 (57.1%) were females. Most of the participants 645 (91.9%) were married, and 381(54.3%) patients were housewives. Linear mixed modeling revealed that all groups showed improvements over time in the primary outcome of HbA1c levels (p = 0.009), Including the secondary outcomes of body mass index and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.04, < 0.001, 0.019 respectively).

Conclusions: Patient behavior was improved, which was reflected by decreases in HbA1c, body mass index, and blood pressure levels. A comprehensive care program is recommended by healthcare providers to increase awareness among patients with diabetes to reduce other risk factors. These kinds of interventions positively motivate patients with diabetes to control their health measurements and to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

导言:非传染性疾病是影响全世界健康的主要挑战之一,研究发现,与高收入国家相比,低收入和中等收入国家的非传染性疾病正在增加。本研究的目的是评估财政激励和综合护理计划的影响,重点关注不受控制的2型糖尿病(糖化血红蛋白[HbA1c]≥7)患者的行为和自我管理,以及沙特阿拉伯人群中疾病并发症的可改变危险因素。方法:本准实验研究采用前后评价的方法,比较财政激励和综合护理方案实施前后未控制糖尿病患者的HbA1c水平。在其主治医生的指导下,HbA1c水平显著降低的患者可获得经济奖励。研究人群包括来自沙特阿拉伯王国14个地区和34个初级卫生保健中心的702名沙特阿拉伯2型糖尿病患者。所有这些未控制的2型糖尿病患者(≥15岁)于2018年2月至10月在沙特阿拉伯当地初级卫生保健中心进行了随访。结果:样本平均年龄56.14岁(±SD = 9.909);401例患者中略多于一半(57.1%)为女性。645名(91.9%)患者为已婚,381名(54.3%)患者为家庭主妇。线性混合模型显示,随着时间的推移,所有组的HbA1c水平的主要结局都有所改善(p = 0.009),包括体重指数和收缩压和舒张压的次要结局(p = 0.04, < 0.001, 0.019)。结论:患者行为得到改善,反映在HbA1c、体重指数和血压水平的降低。医疗保健提供者建议制定一个全面的护理计划,以提高糖尿病患者的意识,减少其他危险因素。这些干预措施积极地激励糖尿病患者控制他们的健康指标并采取健康的生活方式。
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Medication Therapy Management Clinics: A Model to Improve Healthcare Access. 药物治疗管理诊所:改善医疗保健可及性的模式。
Pub Date : 2021-08-01 DOI: 10.36401/JQSH-21-6
Rizah Anwar Assadi, Shabaz Mohiuddin Gulam
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A Practical Guide to Creating a Pareto Chart as a Quality Improvement Tool. 创建帕累托图作为质量改进工具的实用指南。
Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.36401/JQSH-21-X1
Mohammad Alkiayat
Quality is always a hot topic in healthcare, and the ultimate goals are to maintain a high level of patient satisfaction and improve the financial aspects. These two goals are rapidly changing, and they could be affected by many of the surrounding factors. When a healthcare organization faces a problem in achieving these two goals, it is important to understand the causes and immediately start the appropriate interventions. One principle of quality improvement in healthcare is to do it right the first time, so it is important to do the right intervention promptly by targeting the most vital contributing factors that led to the problem at hand. By nature, healthcare organizations are complicated, also have been described as a complex adaptive system, which is one of the most difficult systems to understand and manage because one problem could be linked to many contributing factors at the same time. The concept of the Pareto principle was developed in the 19th century by the economist Vilfredo Pareto, who noticed that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by just 20% of the population. Moreover, he found that 80% of production usually came from only 20% of the companies. This led him to a general hypothesis that 80% of the results are originated from 20% of the factors or causes that influence the results. The Pareto principle, which is also known as the rule of 20/80, has become an important quality tool, recognized by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) as one of seven basic quality tools for process improvement. HOW IS A PARETO CHART USED FOR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT?
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引用次数: 3
Assessment of Knowledge About Patient Safety Concepts Among Medical and Pharmacy Students. 医药学专业学生患者安全概念知识的评估。
Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.36401/JQSH-20-26
Areeg Abumostafa, Fadwa Abu Mostafa, Khaled Al-Kattan, Rana Alkateb, Aljohara Alayesh, Fatima Adem, Nada Salaas, Omar M Zeitouni, Mohamad S Alabdaljabar, Zarin Chowdhury

Introduction: Patient safety is a central principle of healthcare professional practice that requires a significant consideration within the teaching curricula; however, there is a lack of special courses that focus on patient safety concepts in an integrated way in many countries. This study aims to assess the knowledge of medical and pharmacy students regarding patient safety concepts.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Alfaisal University during the 2018-2019 school year. A survey consisting of 15 questions was designed with the help of the quality and patient safety department at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh (KFSHRC). The survey was validated and then electronically distributed to all students enrolled in the College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy.

Results: A total of 304 (22%) of 1368 students completed the survey. The survey revealed that 51% of students had an acceptable understanding of the types of human error; however, 53% of students had little knowledge about the factors that lead to these errors and 61% did not know how to report an error. Many students (41%) reported being directly involved in an unsafe situation that may cause patient harm, such as a healthcare-related error, adverse event, or inconsistent care. Most students (90%) agreed that hiding errors to avoid further implications is unethical and reporting errors is the responsibility of every healthcare provider.

Conclusion: Most Alfaisal University students understand the significance of patient safety education and understand the types of human errors, yet the causes of errors and the protocols for reporting them were not well understood by most students.

患者安全是医疗保健专业实践的核心原则,需要在教学课程中进行重大考虑;然而,许多国家缺乏以综合方式关注患者安全概念的专门课程。本研究旨在评估医药学学生对病人安全概念的认知。方法:2018-2019学年在阿尔费萨尔大学进行横断面研究。在利雅得费萨尔国王专科医院和研究中心(KFSHRC)的质量和患者安全部门的帮助下,设计了一项由15个问题组成的调查。该调查经过验证,然后以电子方式分发给医学院和药学院的所有学生。结果:1368名学生中有304名(22%)完成了调查。调查显示,51%的学生对人为错误的类型有可以接受的理解;然而,53%的学生对导致这些错误的因素知之甚少,61%的学生不知道如何报告错误。许多学生(41%)报告直接参与了可能对患者造成伤害的不安全情况,例如医疗保健相关的错误、不良事件或不一致的护理。大多数学生(90%)同意隐瞒错误以避免进一步影响是不道德的,报告错误是每个医疗保健提供者的责任。结论:大多数Alfaisal大学的学生了解患者安全教育的重要性,了解人为错误的类型,但大多数学生并不了解错误的原因和报告方法。
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The Value of New Fields in the Medical Record for Quality Improvement. 病案新领域对质量改进的价值。
Pub Date : 2021-05-01 DOI: 10.36401/JQSH-20-37
Theodore Poufos, Georgios Rigakos, Stefanos Labropoulos, Kalliopi Stathaki, Ioanna Theodorakopoulou, Lina Hadjiyassemi, Effrosyni Vlachou, Olympia Spyri, Ioanna Prasini, Evangelia Razis

Introduction: Quality in healthcare delivery is important for the safety and experience of patients with cancer. Effective documentation is an integral component of quality improvment, and accurate documentation can be affected by prompts in the medical record, potentially improving quality of services.

Methods: The Contemporary Oncology Team (COT) is a Greek private oncology practice that participated in the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO's) Quality in Oncology Practice Initiative (QOPI). Between 2014 and 2019, COT implemented changes in its paper patient medical record, in order to improve quality of care and documentation. Fields regarding pain, emotional well-being and psychosocial assessment, discussions with the patient and consent about treatment and disease, medication details and cumulative dose, treatment goals, side-effect grading, pregnancy screening, treatment adherence and anticipated duration were added. In this report, we present the association of these improvements with COT performance in QOPI.

Results: Pain and emotional well-being assessment and documentation were significantly improved by the development of a structured patient follow-up form. In contrast, the assessment of fertility issues, tobacco use, and the documentation of treatment plan and intent did not present a drastic change, because COT performance was already above QOPI average.

Conclusion: A thorough reform of COT paper medical record according to QOPI standards improved QOPI scores, but more importantly effected a shift in the team's culture to safer and more standardized quality based care.

简介:医疗保健服务的质量对癌症患者的安全和体验很重要。有效的文件记录是质量改进的一个组成部分,准确的文件记录可能受到医疗记录提示的影响,从而可能提高服务质量。方法:当代肿瘤团队(COT)是一家希腊私人肿瘤诊所,参与了美国临床肿瘤学会(ASCO)肿瘤实践质量倡议(QOPI)。2014年至2019年期间,COT对纸质患者病历进行了修改,以提高护理和记录质量。增加了疼痛、情绪健康和心理社会评估、与患者讨论并同意治疗和疾病、药物细节和累积剂量、治疗目标、副作用分级、妊娠筛查、治疗依从性和预期持续时间等领域。在本报告中,我们提出了这些改进与QOPI中COT性能的关联。结果:疼痛和情绪健康评估和记录显著改善了结构化的病人随访形式的发展。相比之下,对生育问题的评估、烟草使用、治疗计划和意图的记录没有出现剧烈变化,因为COT表现已经高于QOPI平均水平。结论:根据QOPI标准对COT纸质病案进行彻底改革,提高了QOPI评分,但更重要的是促进了团队文化向更安全、更规范的质量医疗的转变。
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