Quality indicators for breast cancer care: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We evaluated breast cancer (BC) care quality indicators (QIs) in clinical pathways and integrated health care processes.

Methods

Following protocol registration (Prospero n^o: CRD42021228867), relevant documents were identified, without language restrictions, through a systematic search of bibliographic databases (EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, MEDLINE), health care valuable representatives and the World Wide Web in April 2021. Data concerning QIs, measurement tools and compliance standards were extracted from European and North American sources in duplicate with 98% reviewer agreement.

Results

There were 89 QIs found from 22 selected documents (QI per document mean 13.5 with standard deviation 11.9). The Belgian (38 QIs) and the EUSOMA (European

SUBMITTER: Maes-Carballo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8322135 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature