Construction of quality evaluation index system for palliative care in ICU / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To construct a palliative care quality evaluation index system in ICU, and to provide guidance for implementing high-quality palliative care in ICU.Methods:The questionnaire was designed by literature review, qualitative interview and questionnaire survey, and 20 experts were inquired in two rounds by Delphi method from September to November 2020.Results:After two rounds of letter consultation, experts′ response rates were 80% and 100% respectively, experts′ authority coefficient was 0.873, and coordination coefficient of experts′ opinion were 0.198 and 0.176 respectively. The quality evaluation index system for palliative care in ICU included 6 first-level indicators, 22 second-level indicators and 95 third-level indicators.ConclutionThe constructed evaluation system for palliative care is scientific and reliable,which can provide guidance for the implementation and development of ICU high-quality palliative care in China.