Evaluation of a Multilevel Program to Improve Clinician Adherence to Management Guidelines for Acute Ischemic Stroke.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Promotion of clinician adherence to stroke guidelines can improve stroke outcomes.

Objective

To investigate the outcomes of a multilevel system program on clinician adherence to guidelines for treatment of patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS).

Design, setting, and participants

This quality improvement study used a prospective interrupted time series (ITS) and difference-in-difference (DID) design, from August 1, 2018, to January 31, 2020, divided into preprogram term and short and long postprogram terms; each term had 6 months. Data were collected during hospitalization and at discharge with an automated medical record data capture system in 58 public hospitals in Zhejiang province, China. Data were analyzed from August 2018 to January 2020.

Exposur

SUBMITTER: Chen Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9077486 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature