OBJECTIVE To analyze and adapt a set of quality indicators for assessment and management of patients with cognitive disorders, which are seen very frequently in geriatric assessment units in Quebec. DESIGN Modified Delphi technique. SETTING Province of Quebec. PARTICIPANTS Seven clinicians from 3 different medical faculties in Quebec were selected for their expertise in dementia and geria...

BACKGROUND To improve the quality of integrated care, we developed indicators for assessing current practice in a large reference center for head and neck oncology. METHODS We defined a set of indicators based on integrated care literature, national evidence-based guidelines for patients with head and neck cancer, and the opinions of professionals and patients. We tested this set regarding as...

BACKGROUND Anxiety activates the sympathetic nervous system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and may increase morbidity and mortality in vulnerable critical care patients. Despite the adverse effects of anxiety, little is known about critical care nurses 'practices for assessing anxiety. OBJECTIVE To determine the importance that critical care nurses place on evaluating anxiety and to ...

As welfare is a multidimensional concept, its assessment should be a multidisciplinary process, providing a comprehensive assessment of animal welfare in any given system. The different measurable aspects of welfare may be turned into welfare indicators and assessed in a scientific manner. Assessment of welfare may combine different approaches that include the assessment of the production syste...

Clinical indicators are an important component of quality assessment of clinical services. We outline the strategies used in the department of Geriatric Medicine at Royal Perth Hospital (RPH) to report on and improve the results. The clinical indicator for assessment of cognitive function had improved from 19% in September 1998 to 64% in February 1999. The clinical indicator for assessment of p...

The aim of the study is to investigate a number of characteristics of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) indicators that should be adopted by CSR assessment methodologies. For the purpose of this paper, a survey among the Greek companies that belong to FTSE 20 in Athens Exchange (FTSE/Athex-20) has been conducted, as these companies are expected to pioneer in the field of CSR. The results sh...

Abstract Purpose In a context where the transition to circular economy is increasingly required, it necessary clarify relationship between sustainability and circularity. this commentary we summarise what are circularity indicators LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), discuss their potential role in improving decision making. Methods Based on literature, focus how could be used making presented. Moreov...

The methods currently used for assessing the environmental impact of agriculture on the scale of a farming region cover a wide range of objectives, users and concepts. To illustrate this variety, this article provides an analysis of six main types of method: environmental risk mapping, life cycle analysis, environmental impact assessment, multi-agent system, linear programming and agro-environm...