Clinical practice guidelines in the nursing home.
Am J Med Qual
; 16(6): 189-95, 2001.
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ABSTRACT
Clinical practice guidelines are an important tool for improving quality of care. This study determined whether and how guidelines are being used in nursing homes. We surveyed staff at 36 Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) nursing homes. Employees were asked whether they were familiar with guidelines as well as whether 5 specific guidelines had been read, were available, and had been adopted. Among 1065 respondents (60% of those surveyed), 79% reported familiarity with guidelines. The proportion of staff at a facility reporting adoption was generally less than 50%. Those nursing homes in which a high percentage of the staff reported adoption of one guideline were more likely to have adopted other guidelines. However, staff were not more likely to report adoption of a specific guideline when the nurse manager stated that it was adopted. We conclude that staff at VA nursing homes are familiar with guidelines. Guideline adoption at individual nursing homes, however, is not a systematic process involving the entire staff.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Garantía de la Calidad de Atención de Salud
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Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto
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Casas de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
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Sysrev_observational_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Med Qual
Asunto de la revista:
SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Año:
2001
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos