Development and Pilot Testing of Caregiver-Reported Pediatric Quality Measures for Transitions Between Sites of Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few measures exist to assess pediatric transition quality between care settings. The study objective was to develop and pilot test caregiver-reported quality measures for pediatric hospital and emergency department (ED) to home transitions.

Methods

On the basis of an evidence review, we developed draft caregiver-reported quality measures for transitions between sites of care. Using the RAND-UCLA Modified Delphi method, a multistakeholder panel endorsed measures for further development. Measures were operationalized into 2 surveys, which were administered to caregivers of patients (n = 2839) discharged from Seattle Children's Hospital between July 1 and September 1, 2014. Caregivers were randomized to mail or telephone survey mode. Measure scores were computed as a

SUBMITTER: Desai AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9534576 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov - Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature