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Abstract
Background and purpose: Quality indicators (QIs) have been developed for many aspects of prostate cancer care, but are under-developed with regard to radiotherapy treatment. We aimed to develop a valid, relevant and feasible set of core QIs to measure quality of radiotherapy care in men with prostate cancer. Materials and methods: We used a RAND-modified Delphi process to select QIs that were regarded as both important and feasible measures of quality radiotherapy care. This involved two phases: (1) a literature review to identify a list of proposed QIs; and (2) a QI selection process by an expert panel (n = 12) conducted in a series of three rounds: two online questionnaires’ and one face-to-face meeting. The RAND criterion identified variation in ratings and determined the level of agreement after each round of voting. Results: A total of 144 candidate QIs, which included measures from pre-treatment to post-treatment and survivorship care were identified. After three rounds of voting, the panel approved a comprehensive set of 17 QIs, with most assessing a process of care (n = 16, 94.1%) and the remaining assessing a health outcome. Conclusion: This study developed a core set of 17 QIs which will be used to report from the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Registry-Australia & New Zealand, to monitor the quality of radiotherapy care prostate cancer patients receive.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 308-314 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Radiotherapy and Oncology |
Volume | 128 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2018 |
Keywords
- Healthcare
- Prostatic neoplasms
- Quality indicators
- Quality of health care
- Radiotherapy
Projects
- 6 Finished
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Prostate Cancer Outcomes: An International Registry to Improve Outcomes in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer (IRONMAN)
Zalcberg, J., Papa, N., Davis, I. & Evans, S.
10/01/17 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Movember Foundation International Prostate Cancer Health Outcomes Program
10/04/15 → 10/04/16
Project: Research