Quality indicators for care in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To develop a set of quality indicators (QIs) tailored to improve the care provided to children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) in countries across the Asia-Pacific region.

Methods

An adaptation of the Research and Development Corporation (RAND)/University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Appropriateness Method (RAM) was used. An initial set of 32 QIs was developed after a systematic search of the literature. These were presented to members of a Delphi panel composed of pediatric rheumatologists and other relevant stakeholders from the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology Pediatric Special Interest Group (APLAR-Pediatric SIG). After each round, the mean scores for validity and reliability, level of disagreement, and median absolute deviatio

SUBMITTER: Alkwai H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11439632 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature