Quality Indicators in Care of Patients With Atopic Dermatitis: Consensus Document of the Spanish Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

No information is currently available on whether the available clinical practice guidelines on the management of atopic dermatitis are known or being applied in Spain. The aim of this study was to improve the care of patients with atopic dermatitis by developing a set of quality indicators based on...

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Published in:Actas dermo-sifiliográficas (English ed.) Vol. 111; no. 7; pp. 567 - 573
Main Authors: Poveda-Montoyo, I., García-Doval, I., Descalzo, M.A., Betlloch-Mas, I., Miquel-Miquel, F.J., Serrano-Manzano, M., Martín-Delgado, M.I., Sanz-Sánchez, T., Knöpfel, N., Córdoba, S., Luca de Tena, A., Martín-Santiago, A., Silvestre, J.F.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España, S.L.U 01-09-2020
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Summary:No information is currently available on whether the available clinical practice guidelines on the management of atopic dermatitis are known or being applied in Spain. The aim of this study was to improve the care of patients with atopic dermatitis by developing a set of quality indicators based on existing clinical practice guidelines. Relevant clinical practice guidelines identified through a literature search were submitted to a panel of 11 specialists, who selected the highest quality guidelines using the AGREE (Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation) II instrument. The panel then defined a subset of the recommendations supported by a high level of evidence and proposed a health care quality indicator for each one together with a standard for measuring degree of adherence. Consensus was achieved on 21 of the 150 proposed indicators using the modified Delphi method. The aim of implementing the indicators that achieved consensus in this study is to standardize the actions of health professionals providing care for patients with atopic dermatitis and ultimately to improve the quality of the care delivered. El grado de conocimiento y aplicación de las guías de práctica clínica sobre el manejo de la dermatitis atópica son desconocidos en nuestro entorno. El objetivo de este estudio es elaborar indicadores de calidad basados en las guías de práctica clínica existentes, para mejorar la atención de los pacientes. Tras una búsqueda bibliográfica de guías de práctica clínica, un grupo de 11 panelistas seleccionó las de mayor calidad mediante el instrumento AGREE II. Posteriormente se extrajeron recomendaciones con alto nivel de evidencia y propusieron un indicador de calidad asistencial asociado a un estándar para medir el grado de cumplimiento de cada recomendación. De los 150 indicadores propuestos, se obtuvo consenso en 21 de ellos tras la realización del método Delphi modificado. La implementación de los indicadores consensuados en este estudio pretende estandarizar las actuaciones de los profesionales sanitarios para mejorar la calidad asistencial de los pacientes con dermatitis atópica.
ISSN:1578-2190
1578-2190
2173-5778
DOI:10.1016/j.adengl.2019.06.009