Quality and Affecting Factor of Care for Patients Hospitalized with Pneumonia.
10.4046/trd.2009.66.4.300
- Author:
Sangjun MOON
1
;
Jin Seok LEE
;
Yoon KIM
;
Sun Ju YOU
;
Yun Kyoung CHOI
;
Soo Kyung SUH
;
Yong Ik KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Health Policy and Management, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yikim@snu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Pneumonia;
Health care quality indicators;
Process assessment;
Logistic models
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents;
Emergencies;
Humans;
Logistic Models;
Oxygen;
Pneumonia;
Process Assessment (Health Care)
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2009;66(4):300-308
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: The quality of care for patients with community acquired pneumonia needs to be improved; the factors affecting this care need to be analyzed. The objectives of this study were used to measure the performance of care processes of for patients with pneumonia and to determine those patient and hospital characteristics are associated with quality care. METHODS: The analysis was performed using data from 21 hospitals that had over 500 beds for 1,001 patients, who were sampled randomly. All patients were born before 31 December 1989, and discharged between the two months' August 2006 and October 2006. Performance process indicators were measured by respective hospital, and multivariate logistic regression was used to calculate associations between patients and hospital characteristics using 4 process indicators. RESULTS: Performance rates in timely assessment of oxygenation assessments and blood cultures, correct administration of antibiotic medications, and blood culture performed prior to initial antibiotics were 69.4%, 79.1%, 82.5% and 60.5%, respectively. Age had a positive affect on oxygenation assessment within 24 hours. Bed number, number of nurses per bed, annual number of emergency department visits, average percentage of beds filled, location and arrival time, and site were factors associated with process indicators. CONCLUSION: It is necessary to make up for the weak points in the process of care for patients with community acquired pneumonia, by enforcing quality assurance. To reduce performance rate variation among hospitals, improvement in care protocols is required for hospitals that have poor quality of care levels.
