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Table 1 The average quality management score on (sub)domains in care groups and outpatient clinics

From: Diabetes quality management in Dutch care groups and outpatient clinics: a cross-sectional study

Domains and subdomains

Care groups (n = 60)

Outpatient clinics (n = 52)

 

Mean (%)

CI (%)

Mean (%)

CI (%)

Care program

83.3

80.7-86.0

77.6

73.0-82.2

Continuity and Coordination

65.8

61.0-70.5

76.2

71.6-80.8

Communication and Information

65.5

58.9-72.1

76.5

70.5-82.5

Organisation of care *

71.9

68.8-74.9

76.8

72.8-80.7

Work agreement

62.8

59.2-66.4

69.5

61.4-77.5

Tasks and responsibilities

71.1

64.4-77.8

78.6

72.6-84.5

Teamwork/consultation/shared education/guidelines

74.4

68.0-80.7

71.4

63.9-78.8

Transfer and referral

58.5

50.5-66.6

54.2

44.8-63.5

Diabetic foot team

-†

-

81.6

71.3-91.9

Multidisciplinary teamwork*

67.1

62.4-71.9

71.5

65.3-77.8

Self-management

67.9

58.9-76.9

81.0

72.4-89.5

Individual care plan

40.0

33.6-46.4

51.1

41.9-60.4

Policy on patient education

57.3

49.6-65.0

79.2

72.1-86.3

Inspection of medical file

40.4

33.2-47.6

28.0

21.0-35.0

Patient interests

58.2

53.1-63.2

78.1

73.0-83.3

Patient involvement

17.7

12.9-22.4

26.8

19.0-34.7

Patient centeredness *

46.7

42.6-50.7

62.5

57.7-67.2

Registering results

59.6

54.5-64.8

57.5

46.7-68.3

Control of results

31.5

25.8-37.2

39.1

29.9-48.2

Processing of results

71.4

66.6-76.1

49.0

41.0-56.9

Analysing results

51.0

46.9-55.1

33.3

24.7-42.0

Measured outcomes

98.3

96.0-100.0

68.8

69.0-77.6

Performance management *

63.3

61.2-65.3

50.9

44.2-57.5

Elements of quality improvement

44.5

38.7-50.3

58.5

49.8-67.3

Feedback/benchmark

71.3

66.6-76.1

43.3

34.3-52.4

Visitation

41.4

33.8-49.0

41.7

33.9-49.6

Education

71.6

66.5-76.6

62.8

53.1-72.6

Patient safety

15.1

10.7-19.5

64.8

57.9-71.6

Defining sub-groups

37.8

30.6-44.9

37.9

29.7-46.0

Quality improvement policy *

52.6

49.2-56.1

50.9

44.6-57.3

Structural policy

62.9

58.3-67.5

51.5

46.5-56.5

Quality system

36.4

28.3-44.5

63.6

48.8-78.4

Quality documents

55.2

48.5-61.9

67.7

60.2-75.2

Management strategies *

56.0

51.4-60.7

59.0

52.8-65.2

Mean total score:

59.6

57.1-62.1

61.9

57.5-66.8

  1. *weighted average.
  2. †Care groups do not have a diabetic foot team.