ReviewBMC public health2019
Developing Iranian primary health care quality framework: a national study.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Primary health care as the main guarantor of a healthy population in the country and a global challenge in the world: a systematic review.F1000Research · 2024Pooled it
- Quality Assessment of Services in Primary Healthcare in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2022Pooled it
- Mapping Quality Indicators in Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review of Contemporary Approaches and Persistent Measurement Gaps.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Developing a framework for primary health care resilience in pandemic conditions for Iran.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2026Article
- Redesigning the model for providing primary healthcare in Iran: a grounded theory study in rural settings.Primary health care research & development · 2026Article
- Quality Assessment Indicators for Well-Child Care in Primary Health Care: A Scoping Review of Global Trends, Standardization, and Dimensions of Care.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Analysis of the causes of improper medical decision-making in medical damage liability disputes in China: a text mining approach.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Evaluating Primary Healthcare Quality from Migrants and Refugees' Viewpoint.Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran · 2024Article
- Quality of primary health care for chronic diseases in low-resource settings: Evidence from a comprehensive study in rural China.PloS one · 2024Article
- Development and validation of primary health care quality assessment tool.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Developing Iranian sub-national primary health care measurement framework: a mixed-method study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2023Article
- Quality of care in the context of universal health coverage: a scoping review.Health research policy and systems · 2023Article
- Developing Iranian sub-national Primary Health Care Measurement Framework: a study protocol.Primary health care research & development · 2022Article
- Accessibility in People with Disabilities in Primary Healthcare Centers: A Dimension of the Quality of Care.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the Participation of Community Pharmacists in Primary Healthcare Services in Nigeria: A Mixed-Method Survey.International journal of health policy and management · 2022Article
- The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on primary health care utilization: an experience from Iran.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- The Quality of Medical Care in the Conditions of the COVID-19 Pandemic, with Particular Emphasis on the Access to Primary Healthcare and the Effectiveness of Treatment in Poland.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Community pharmacists on the frontline in the chronic disease management: The need for primary healthcare policy reforms in low and middle income countries.Exploratory research in clinical and social pharmacy · 2021Article
- Frameworks for Health Care Quality and Disparities in Health Care Quality: A Scoping Review.Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare QualityArticle
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Abstract
backgroundProviding comprehensive and high-quality services is one of the most important goals of the health systems and a basic principle for Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Fulfilling this important task would be feasible through continuous evaluation and improvement of the health services quality. The aim of this study was to develop a framework for quality assessment of Primary Health Care (PHC) in Iran's health system.
methodsThis study is a literature review which continued by a qualitative research. The extracted quality dimensions and indicators for initial screening were reviewed and discussed in two panel meetings attended by the experts with regard to the current package of health system in Iran. Using Delphi method, the dimensions and Quality Indicators(QIs) were evaluated and approved by 39 national health professionals in two rounds. Finally, after 4 panel sessions at ministerial level, the selected QIs were categorized in form of the final dimensions of the quality of care.
resultsThe literature review emerged 13 Primary Health Care Quality Assessment Frameworks (PHCQAF) including 20 and 698 QIs. Delphi study resulted in developing Iranian PHCQAF comprising 7 dimensions and 40 QIs. Among these, 8 QIs of the dimension of access and equity, 5 QIs of safety dimension, 2 QIs of efficiency dimension, 13 QIs of effectiveness dimension, 2 QIs of patient-centeredness dimension, 3 QIs of governance dimension and 7 QIs of appropriateness dimension were presented.
conclusionsThe presented PHCQAF can be used as a comprehensive and practical tool for continuous improvement of the quality of PHC services at local, national and regional levels. Moreover, it can give some useful information to the health managers and policy makers on how the services are provided.
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