Evaluating the effectiveness of a multifaceted, multilevel continuous quality improvement program in primary health care: Developing a realist theory of change

Implementation Science

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Schierhout, Gill ^a   Hains, Jennifer ^a   Si, Damin ^b   Kennedy, Catherine ^c   Cox, Rhonda ^d   Kwedza, Ru ^b   O'Donoghue, Lynette ^a   Fittock, Marea ^a   Brands, Jenny ^a   Lonergan, Katherine ^a   Dowden, Michelle ^e   Bailie, Ross ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b Queensland Department of Health   (Australia)

^c Maari Ma Health Aboriginal Corporation   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e Ngalkanbuy Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evaluation science; Primary health care; Program theory; Quality improvement; Realist evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; THEORETICAL MODEL; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84884995428     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-119     Document Type: Article

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