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Characteristics of quality improvement champions in nursing homes: A systematic review with implications for evidence-based practice

Findings
  • Evidence Summary
    Evidence Summary
  • Supporting technical documents that are health systems-relevant
    Not usually available for this document type
  • Scientific Abstract
    PubMed
  • Scientific Abstract
    Publisher
Recency, quality and context of the findings
  • Last year literature searched
    2016
  • Year Published
    2017
  • Quality Rating
    7/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
  • Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted
    USA (5); Canada (2)
  • Global/regional focus
    Not yet available
  • Country focus
    USA (5); Canada (2)
  • Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus
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Additional details about the research
  • Type of document
    Systematic review addressing other questions
  • Type of question
    Not effectiveness
  • Focus
    Specific
  • Target
    Health system
  • Priority Area
    Not applicable
  • Health system topic(s)
    Delivery arrangements
    By whom care is provided
    Skill mix - Role performance
    Skill mix - Multidisciplinary teams
    Staff - Training
    With what supports is care provided
    Quality monitoring and improvement systems
    Implementation strategies
    Organization-targeted strategy
  • Theme
    Optimal aging
  • Domain
    Sectors
    Long-term care
    Providers
    Nurse
    Allied health professional
Publication details
  • Citation
    Woo K, Milworm G, Dowding D. Characteristics of quality improvement champions in nursing homes: A systematic review with implications for evidence-based practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 2017;14(6):440-446.
  • DOI
    10.1111/wvn.12262

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