Identifying Canadian patient-centred care measurement practices and quality indicators: a survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient-centred quality indicators allow health care systems to monitor and evaluate patient-centred care practices and identify gaps in health care quality. Our objective was to determine whether Canadian provinces and territories measure patient-centred care, identify patient-centred quality indicators currently being used and compare patient-centred care practices and measurement in Canada to those of health care systems in other countries.

Methods

An online survey was developed to collect data on demographic characteristics, patient-centred care practices, and indicators used at quality improvement organizations and health care authorities. The survey was conducted with quality improvement leads in Canada and 4 other countries. Content analysis methods were us

SUBMITTER: Doktorchik C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6298869 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature