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06/Dec/2019
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020AO4858
ABSTRACT Objective To develop and validate the content of a tool aimed to select patients with hypertension for pharmaceutical care, based on identification of individuals in greater need of attention. Methods The tool was developed and assessed for face and content validity, which was carried out in three stages. Phase I consisted of comprehensive literature review, which prompted the development of the first version of the tool. Phase II consisted of validation by an expert panel. Phase III consisted of […]
Keywords: Antihypertensive agents; Hypertension; Patient selection; Pharmaceutical services; Professional-patient relations; Quality management; Surveys and questionnaires; Triage
06/Apr/2018
DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082018AO3975
ABSTRACT Objective To establish, measure and analyze quality indicators in the evaluation and enrolment process of patients in a liver transplant program. Methods A quantitative and non-experimental research, with data collected from the database of a liver transplant program, from September 2012 to September 2014. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the quality indicators identified. Results We analyzed 1,311 visits in the transplant outpatient clinic, most males (66.7%), white (65.1%), mean age of 53 (±12.5) years, from the Southeastern Region […]
Keywords: Disease management; health care; Liver transplantation; Patient selection; Quality indicators; Quality of Health Care