An Instrument to Measure Maturity of Integrated Care: A First Validation Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lessons captured from interviews with 12 European regions are represented in a new instrument, the B3-Maturity Model (B3-MM). B3-MM aims to assess maturity along 12 dimensions reflecting the various aspects that need to be managed in order to deliver integrated care. The objective of the study was to test the content validity of B3-MM as part of SCIROCCO (Scaling Integrated Care into Context), a European Union funded project.

Methods

A literature review was conducted to compare B3-MM's 12 dimensions and their measurement scales with existing measures and instruments that focus on assessing the development of integrated care. Subsequently, a three-round survey conducted through a Delphi study with international experts in the field of integrated care was performe

SUBMITTER: Grooten L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5853880 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature