biostudies-literatureLazzerini MWorld Health Organizatione052115https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8932272biostudies-literatureUnknown12(3)<h4>Objectives</h4>Evidence showed that, even in high-income countries, children and adolescents may not receive high quality of care (QOC). We describe the development and initial validation, in Italy, of two WHO standards-based questionnaires to conduct an assessment of QOC for children and young adolescents at inpatient level, based on the provider and user perspectives.<h4>Design</h4>Multiphase, mixed-methods study.<h4>Setting, participants and methods</h4>The two questionnaires were developed in four phases equally conducted for each tool. Phase 1 which included the prioritisation of the WHO Quality Measures according to predefined criteria and the development of the draft questionnaires. In phase 2 content face validation of the draft questionnaires was assessed among both experts anBMJ openWHO standards-based tools to measure service providers' and service users' views on the quality of hospital child care: development and validation in Italy.PMC8932272001Germani CCogo PSforzi ILubrano RBalestra EFelici EStavro LLagalla LSchreiber SLucarelli APilotto CArpone MParrino RPavanello RCarolina PSanseviero MCozzi GTrobia GLVaccaro BValente EPBaltag VIuorio AVelkoski AGuardino MLazzerini MBo SDBicego LWere WMMingoia EFasoli Sde Melo E Lima TRCoordinatrice TSMartucci VMarchetti FBarbi EBressan SMoras PPatane FSilvia BFerro BStefano VADCassone ACanzio EMuzigaba MMariani ICoordinatrice MRSantangelo RColle ADGambino SCHOICE Study GroupTagliaferri FMarcellino ALiguoro IRosa GCrotti PCastaldo BAmaddeo AMartelossi SGrisaffi CNistico DCoppola MPeri FStefani CMassarotto MfalseWHO standards-based tools to measure service providers' and service users' views on the quality of hospital child care: development and validation in Italy.<h4>Objectives</h4>Evidence showed that, even in high-income countries, children and adolescents may not receive high quality of care (QOC). We describe the development and initial validation, in Italy, of two WHO standards-based questionnaires to conduct an assessment of QOC for children and young adolescents at inpatient level, based on the provider and user perspectives.<h4>Design</h4>Multiphase, mixed-methods study.<h4>Setting, participants and methods</h4>The two questionnaires were developed in four phases equally conducted for each tool. Phase 1 which included the prioritisation of the WHO Quality Measures according to predefined criteria and the development of the draft questionnaires. In phase 2 content face validation of the draft questionnaires was assessed among both experts an2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022 Mar2025-04-19T16:20:09.987Z2025-04-19T16:20:09.987ZS-EPMC89322723530120210.1136/bmjopen-2021-052115