Quality indicators for community care for older people: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Health care systems that succeed in preventing long term care and hospital admissions of frail older people may substantially save on their public spending. The key might be found in high-quality care in the community. Quality Indicators (QIs) of a sufficient methodological level are a prerequisite to monitor, compare, and improve care quality. This systematic review identified existing QIs for community care for older people and assessed their methodological quality.

Methods

Relevant studies were identified by searches in electronic reference databases and selected by two reviewers independently. Eligible publications described the development or application of QIs to assess the quality of community care for older people. Information about the QIs, the study samp

SUBMITTER: Joling KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5760020 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature