Examining the adaptability and validity of interRAI acute care quality indicators in a surgical context.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Currently, the use of quality indicators in the surgical setting may be challenged by diverse patient needs, clinical complexity, and health trajectories. Therefore, the objective of this study was to examine the adaptability of existing quality indicators to a surgical context and propose new time points.

Methods

A multi-method approach included an environmental scan of the literature, consultation with multinational experts, and analysis of surgical patient data. Quality indicators from the nurse-administered interRAI Acute Care instrument were examined within a surgical context using secondary data from a hospital in Brisbane, Australia (N = 1006 surgical cases).

Results

A lack of relevancy of existing time points can preclude meaningful quality indicato

SUBMITTER: Wood T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9201359 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature