Temporal Series Analysis on Avoidable Mortality for the Assessment of an Intervention Program in a Hospital
<strong>Background:</strong> Avoidable mortality (AM) is one of the most important health indicators (HI) and represents the quality of care in a hospital.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> This study measured the efficacy of a training program for a hospital healthcare...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences
2017-02-01
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Series: | Hospital Practices and Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.jhpr.ir/article_43347_4bab3d2455aaebaceb01496c88263ceb.pdf |
Summary: | <strong>Background:</strong> Avoidable mortality (AM) is one of the most important health indicators (HI) and represents the quality of care in a hospital.<br /><strong>Objective:</strong> This study measured the efficacy of a training program for a hospital healthcare staff to reduce AM.<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> This epidemiological study on community intervention analyzed time-series data on HI by semesters from 2008 to 2015. The pre-intervention phase was examined from January 2008 to December 2014; the intervention phase was investigated in the first semester of 2015; and the post-intervention phase was examined in the second semester of 2015.<br /><strong>Results:</strong> Resindicate a series with a rising tendency until the 14th semester and a pronounced descent in the 16th semester. The relative variation rate (RVR) was -20% to +20% with some exceptions. HI was 0.53% in the 16th semester rather than the expected 0.70% observed in the pre-intervention phase; therefore, 0.17% additional deaths were avoided because of the training seminar.<br /><strong>Conclusion:</strong> The positive results suggest that this strategy is an important element in decreasing avoidable deaths in hospitals. |
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ISSN: | 2476-390X 2476-3918 |