Clinical outcomes in residential care : setting benchmarks for quality
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2011
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Aim Australian residential aged care does not have a system of quality assessment related to clinical outcomes, or comprehensive quality benchmarking. The Residential Care Quality Assessment was developed to fill this gap; and this paper discusses the process by which preliminary benchmarks representing high and low quality were developed for it. Methods Data were collected from all residents (n = 498) of nine facilities. Numerator–denominator analysis of clinical outcomes occurred at a facility-level, with rank-ordered results circulated to an expert panel. The panel identified threshold scores to indicate excellent and questionable care quality, and refined these through Delphi process. Results Clinical outcomes varied both within and between facilities; agreed thresholds for excellent and poor outcomes were finalised after three Delphi rounds. Conclusion Use of the Residential Care Quality Assessment provides a concrete means of monitoring care quality and allows benchmarking across facilities; its regular use could contribute to improved care outcomes within residential aged care in Australia. |
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/39331/3/39331a.pdf DOI:10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00447.x O'Reilly, Maria T., Courtney, Mary D., Edwards, Helen E., & Hassall, Stacey (2011) Clinical outcomes in residential care : setting benchmarks for quality. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 30(2), pp. 63-69. |
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Copyright 2010 2010 The Authors. Journal compilation Copyright 2010 ACOTA |
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Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Nursing |
Palavras-Chave | #111000 NURSING #benchmarking #frail older people #outcome assessment #quality indicator #residential facility |
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Journal Article |