Development of Quality Indicators to Evaluate the Quality of Care for People with Differences of Sex Development.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Achieving evidence-based, high-quality medical care is the overarching goal of healthcare quality management. Quality indicators (QIs) serve as proxies to show whether good quality is reached or not. This article describes the development of QI for the evaluation of healthcare quality in the area of differences of sex development (DSD).

Methods

Following the model of Donabedian, the aim was to develop QI to assess defined relevant aspects of the quality of structures, processes, and outcomes of care in DSD. Ten DSD clinical centres and two self-advocacy groups in Germany included in the DSDCare project were involved in the development of the QI and a benchmarking system. The development of the QI involved several structured steps: analysis of guidelines and reco

SUBMITTER: Jurgensen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12668713 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature