A quality assessment index framework for public health services: a Delphi study.

Abstract:

OBJECTIVES:This study sought consensus-based indices for quality assessment of the public health service (QAPHS) to evaluate the service quality of public health in Shenzhen and other cities in China. STUDY DESIGN:A qualitative study. METHODS:A list of quality assessment indices was formed based on Donabedian theory. These indices were presented to an expert panel in a two-round Delphi study to establish a consensus view. A weight of indices was established to validate the applicability and practicability of the framework. The specialist authority coefficient and Kendall's W were also calculated based on statistical analysis. RESULTS:A total of 30 experts participated in the Delphi study. Consensus was reached on four first-grade indices, nine second-grade indices and 28 third-grade indices. The specialist authority coefficient (Cr) was high (between 0.88 and 0.92), while Kendall's coefficient (W) of all the indices was >0.5 with statistical significant differences (P < 0.05). This indicated correlation among panelists and had high reliability. CONCLUSIONS:A unified and hierarchical quality assessment index framework for public health services was established. The framework should be further tested and improved in practice.

journal_name

Public Health

journal_title

Public health

authors

Zhao ZG,Cheng JQ,Xu SL,Hou WL,Richardus JH

doi

10.1016/j.puhe.2014.10.016

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-01-01 00:00:00

pages

43-51

issue

1

eissn

0033-3506

issn

1476-5616

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S0033-3506(14)00286-8

journal_volume

129

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