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[Efficacy of auditing in improving a Control Program of Pregnancy]
E Bailón1, A Delgado, R Montoro
1Unidad Docente de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria de Granada, Centro de Salud de la Cartuja.
Objective:
To compare the results obtained in two successive audits to observe the effectiveness of this control method.
Design:
The care process followed by pregnant women attended in 1986-87 is compared with that in 1988.
Location:
Cartuja Health Centre (Granada).
Participants:
Data referring to 20 markers with defined quality criteria are obtained by auditing clinical protocols.
Methods And Main Results:
The qualitative markers were compared to the comparison test of two proportions for separate samples and the quantitative markers with the of student for separate samples and equal variants. The quality index improved in 9 markers and worsened in 1; the remainder did not change. The results prove the effectiveness of quality control to improve care given in a Health Centre.