ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023
Audit as a Tool for Improving the Quality of Stroke Care: A Review.
Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Beyond Diagnosis: Exploring Residual Autonomy in Dementia Through a Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Pooled it
- How and why do community stakeholders participate in the national stroke audit in England? Findings from a mixed-method online survey.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- The effect of audit and feedback and implementation support on guideline adherence and patient outcomes in cardiac rehabilitation: a study protocol for an open-label cluster-randomized effectiveness-implementation hybrid trial.Implementation science : IS · 2024Article
- Defining the concept of reserve in the motor domain: a systematic review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
- Improving Knowledge of Audit and Feedback among Health Care Professionals in Sicily.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionA clinical audit is a tool that allows the evaluation of and improvement in the quality of stroke care processes. Fast, high-quality care and preventive interventions can reduce the negative impact of stroke.
objectiveThis review was conducted on studies investigating the effectiveness of clinical audits to improve the quality of stroke rehabilitation and stroke prevention.
methodWe reviewed clinical trials involving stroke patients. Our search was performed on PubMed databases, Web of Science, and Cochrane library databases. Of the 2543 initial studies, 10 studies met the inclusion criteria.
resultsStudies showed that an audit brought an improvement in rehabilitation processes when it included a team of experts, an active training phase with facilitators, and short-term feedback. In contrast, studies looking at an audit in stroke prevention showed contradictory results.
conclusionsA clinical audit highlights any deviations from clinical best practices in order to identify the causes of inefficient procedures so that changes can be implemented to improve the care system. In the rehabilitation phase, the audit is effective for improving the quality of care processes.
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