دورية أكاديمية
أعرض في EDS

An evaluation of Medline published paediatric audits from 1966 to 1999.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: An evaluation of Medline published paediatric audits from 1966 to 1999.
المؤلفون: O'Gorman CS; Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland., Ziedan Y, O'Neill MB
المصدر: Archives of disease in childhood [Arch Dis Child] 2007 Apr; Vol. 92 (4), pp. 309-11. Date of Electronic Publication: 2006 May 31.
نوع المنشور: Journal Article; Review
اللغة: English
بيانات الدورية: Publisher: BMJ Pub. Group [etc.] Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0372434 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1468-2044 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00039888 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Arch Dis Child Subsets: MEDLINE
أسماء مطبوعة: Publication: London :, BMJ Pub. Group [etc.]
Original Publication: London : British Medical Association
مواضيع طبية MeSH: Medical Audit/*standards , Pediatrics/*standards, Child ; Child Health Services/standards ; Health Services Research/methods ; Health Services Research/standards ; Humans ; MEDLINE
مستخلص: Aim: To evaluate the quality of paediatric audits from 1966 to 1999.
Methods: A Medline search was performed using the MeSH terms audit, child, paediatric (and pediatric). Predefined core elements of audit were used as inclusion criteria for entry of an article into this study. These criteria were as follows: (1) an article deals with a healthcare topic; (2) a standard is predefined; (3) actual practice is evaluated; (4) actual practice is compared with the standard. The fifth criterion of audit, dissemination of information and reaudit, was not an inclusion criterion, as it was not used in the early years covered by this study. Empirical grading of standards was used.
Results: The search yielded 442 articles, of which 303 (100%) were related to paediatric healthcare and were reviewed. Standards were defined in 115 (38%) articles. Audit against the standard was performed in 92 (30.4%) articles, of which 42 (45.6%) were published before, and 50 (54.3%) after, 1990. 18 (5.9%) articles were re-audited: 6 (14.3%) were published before, and 12 (24%) after, 1990. Of the 188 paediatric studies rejected, 119 (63.3%) described practice observations.
Conclusion: Many articles in paediatrics are published as "audits", but they do not contain the core elements of audit. Although audit is a potentially valuable tool in clinical medicine, the publication of poor-quality audits may lead to the decline of the audit concept. Suggestions on ways to improve the quality of published audits are made.
Number of References: 12
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تواريخ الأحداث: Date Created: 20060602 Date Completed: 20070409 Latest Revision: 20240515
رمز التحديث: 20240515
مُعرف محوري في PubMed: PMC2083691
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2004.071381
PMID: 16738000
قاعدة البيانات: MEDLINE
الوصف
تدمد:1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/adc.2004.071381