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Xiaolin He1, Jiali Wang2, Yan Liang2
1Department of Social Policy, Shanghai Administration Institute, Shanghai, China.
Objectives:
To develop person-centered integrated care quality indicators for home health agencies in Shanghai, China.
Design:
The study combined the Delphi method and the analytic hierarchy process (AHP).
Material And Methods:
The Delphi consultation questionnaire was distributed to experts in home healthcare in Shanghai, China. A panel of experts with experience in home healthcare in Shanghai, China, was selected. Purposive sampling was used to choose experts. In this study, ten experts were selected from within sub-fields of home healthcare, including nursing, health policy, quality improvement, person-centered care (PCC), and integrated care.
Results:
The authority coefficient (Cr) in this study was 0.835. The coordination degree of experts' opinions, which is expressed by Kendall coordination coefficient W (a higher value, better coordination of the item), ranged from 0.352 to 0.386 (p < 0.001). The consistency ratio (CR) values for each level were less than 0.1. The quality indicator system included three first-level indicators, 15 second-level indicators, and 56 third-level indicators.
Conclusions:
A person-centered integrated care quality indicator system was developed for home health agencies. The findings from this study enable nurses, managers, and policymakers in home and community-based settings to evaluate person-centered integrated care quality using a robust framework. In addition, these indicators can also be used as a standardized tool to guide the development of long-term care services and supports (LTSS) for home-bound elderly.
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