Quality of Care in Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, A Summary of Indicators to Improve Health Care System

Study Design: Scoping review Objectives: To provide a practical and reproducible summary of Quality of Care Indicators (QoCI) in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) and improve health care systemMethods: A comprehensive literature review was conducted in the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (Date: May ۲۰۱۸), MEDLINE (۱۹۴۶ to May ۲۰۱۸), and EMBASE (۱۹۷۴ to May ۲۰۱۸). Two independent reviewers screened ۶۰۹۲ records and included ۲۶۲ full texts, among which ۶۰ studies were included for qualitative analysis. We included studies, with no language restriction, containing at least one quality of care indicator for individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury. Each potential indicator was evaluated in an online, focused group discussion to define its categorization (healthcare system structure, medical process, and individuals with Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury related outcomes), definition, survey options, and scale

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quality indicators ، spinal cord injuries ، quality of health care ، registries ، health policy