PURPOSE This study was done to develop standards for dementia care as a baseline for professional nurses to provide a framework for dementia care evaluation. METHODS The dementia care standards were developed through a literature review and focus group discussions. According to the Delphi method, the data analysis was conducted using the Content Validity Index (CVI). RESULTS The final set o...

References 7 and 8 in the Reference list were inadvertently transposed during the original preparation of this article. The author wishes to apologise for any confusion this may have caused the reader.

In 2004 IHI's 100k lives campaign to improve patient care identified 6 changes to be put in place voluntarily by U.S. hospitals to save 100,000 lives by June 2006. Over 3,000 hospitals have taken part and IHI estimates that their goal has been surpassed. IHI seeks to continue this work in future, attracting new hospitals and strengthening compliance. The wider importance of the Campaign in crys...

background: in the process of cancer treatment, mothers of children with cancer experience burden of care as a result of these conditions. early detection of burden of care has an important role in promoting health care. the aim of this study was to evaluate burden of care in mothers of children with a malignancy. materials and methods: this cross sectional study was done on 70 mothers of child...

There are three paths to quality health care standards: the regulatory route, the "learning science" route, and the futuristic "management science" route. The regulatory path leads to punishment and blame. The learning science path splits, with one road leading back to harsh regulations and the other to the halls of academic medicine. And the management science path, while short, will be the ro...

BACKGROUND Home-based primary care for homebound seniors is complex, and practice constraints are unique. No quality-of-care standards exist. OBJECTIVE To identify process quality indicators that are essential to high-quality, home-based primary care. DESIGN An expert development panel reviewed established and new quality indicators for applicability to home-based primary care. A separate n...

Contracted services have gained greater emphasis in the home care standards and survey process over the past several years, especially as they relate to the quality and safety of the services provided. This column reviews 2004-2005 standard LD.3.50, its applicable elements of performance, and discusses the Joint Commission's requirements for evaluating the care and services provided by contract...

results the findings of this study showed that in most selected countries, primary care services were provided by the private sector and the public sector has been mostly functioning as a supervisor in this area, but in iran, primary care services were provided by the government. the findings of this study also showed that hospital services in iran and selected countries (second and third level...