Validation of quality indicators for the organization of palliative care: A modified RAND Delphi study in seven European countries (the Europall project)

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 121-129

  Woitha, Kathrin ^a   Van Beek, Karen ^b   Ahmed, Nisar ^c   Jaspers, Birgit ^d,e,f   Mollard, Jean M ^g   Ahmedzai, Sam H ^c   Hasselaar, Jeroen ^a   Menten, Johan ^b   Vissers, Kris ^a   Engels, Yvonne ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^e Malteser Hospital Bonn/Rhein Sieg   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^g Réseau de Sante ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Europe; Palliative care; quality indicators; RAND Delphi; structure and process

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DELPHI STUDY; FRANCE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT SAFETY; POLAND; SPAIN; STAFF TRAINING; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; DEVICES; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; SAFETY; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY;

DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; EUROPE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84892753843     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: 1477030X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216313493952     Document Type: Article

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