Table 1 |
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Summary of characteristics of instruments for evaluating quality of obstetric care in low-resource settings |
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Instrument |
Unit |
Source(s) of information |
Type of data |
Structure (out of 19 items) |
Process (out of 7 items) |
Outcome (out of 6 items) |
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Room-by-room walk-through (Gill et al., 2005) [31] |
F |
O |
QT |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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The walk-through with staff (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003a) [27] |
F |
O, St., R |
QT |
12 |
6 |
0 |
|
|
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"Access to services and continuity of care" assessment form (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003b) [23] |
F |
St., O |
QT |
9 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
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"Competent care" assessment form (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003b) [23] |
F |
St., O |
QT |
4 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
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"Information & informed choice" assessment. form (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003b) [23] |
F |
St., O |
QT |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
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"Privacy, confidentiality, dignity, comfort & expression of opinion" assessment form (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003b) [23] |
F |
St., O |
QT |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
|
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"Facilitative supervision & management" assessment form (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003b) [23] |
F |
St., O |
QT |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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"Information, training & development" assessment form (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003b) [23] |
F |
St., O |
QT |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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"Supplies, equipment & infrastructure" assessment. form (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003b) [23] |
F |
O |
QT |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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Registers & records review forms (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003b) [23] |
F |
R, MR |
QT |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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Performance standards for EOC - Infection prevention (Jhpiego, USAID & Afghan MoH, 2005a) [28] |
F |
O |
QT |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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Performance standards for EOC - Human, physical & material resources (Jhpiego, USAID & Afghan MoH, 2005b) [29] |
F |
O |
QT |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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Performance standards for EOC - Support services (Jhpiego, USAID & Afghan MoH, 2005b) [29] |
F |
O |
QT |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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Performance standards for EOC - Management systems (Jhpiego, USAID & Afghan MoH, 2005b) [29] |
F |
O, R |
QT |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
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Performance standards for EOC - Information, education & communication (Jhpiego, USAID & Afghan MoH, 2005b) [29] |
F |
O |
QT |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Skilled attendance index (Hussein et al., 2004) [32] |
F |
MR, R |
QT |
3 |
4 |
4 |
|
|
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Health worker incentive survey (IMMPACT, 2007) [24] |
F |
St. |
QT |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Perceptions of quality of care - In-depth interview guide for users and non-users of maternity services (IMMPACT, 2007) [24] |
F |
P |
QL |
3 |
4 |
1 |
|
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Perceptions of quality of care - Provider in-depth interview guide (IMMPACT, 2007) [24] |
F |
St. |
QL |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Perceptions of quality of care - Manager's interview guide (IMMPACT, 2007) [24] |
F |
St. |
QL |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Health facility staff interview guide (Maine et al., 1997) [40] |
F |
St. |
QL |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
|
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Supervision checklist for hospital/for health center (Maine et al., 1997) [40] |
F |
O |
Co. |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
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Performance standards for EOC - Care during normal labor, delivery & selected complications (Jhpiego, USAID & Afghan MoH, 2005b) [29] |
C |
O, MR, S |
QT |
3 |
7 |
0 |
|
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Performance standards for EOC - Management of complications during pregnancy (Jhpiego, USAID & Afghan MoH, 2005b) [29] |
C |
O, MR, S |
QT |
1 |
7 |
0 |
|
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Health facility questionnaire for case studies of women with obstetric complications (Maine et al., 1997) [40] |
C |
St., MR, P, Fm. |
QT |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
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Patient/Family Interview Guide, Case Studies of Women with OC (Maine et al., 1997) [40] |
C |
P or Fm. |
QL |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
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TRACE Maternal death assessment form (IMMPACT, 2007) [24] |
C |
MR or St. |
QL |
5 |
5 |
1 |
|
|
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Facility-based maternal death review - Medical record extraction form (WHO, 2004) [25] |
C |
MR |
QL |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
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Facility-based maternal death review - Facility staff interview record (WHO, 2004) [25] |
C |
St. |
QL |
5 |
4 |
1 |
|
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Case review form (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003b) [23] |
C |
MR |
QL |
1 |
2 |
4 |
|
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EmOC client/family interview form (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003b) [23] |
C |
P or Fm. |
Co. |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
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Audits de décès maternels - Entrevue famille (Univ. of Montreal; CR-CHUM; Direction Régionale Santé Kayes-Mali 2006) [26] |
C |
Fm. |
Co. |
2 |
2 |
3 |
|
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Audits de décès maternels - Entrevue centre de santé communautaire (Univ. of Montreal; CR-CHUM; DRS Kayes-Mali 2006) [26] |
C |
St. |
Co. |
3 |
4 |
3 |
|
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Audits de décès maternels - Entrevue centre de santé de référence (Univ. of Montreal; CR-CHUM; DRS Kayes-Mali 2006) [26] |
C |
St. |
Co. |
4 |
4 |
3 |
|
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Guidelines for conducting a near-miss case review (WHO, 2004) [25] |
C |
St., MR |
Co. |
9 |
6 |
1 |
|
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Clinical audit - Case extraction form (WHO, 2004) [25] |
C |
MR |
Co. |
2 |
4 |
2 |
|
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Client flow analysis - Client data form (EngenderHealth & AMDD, 2003b) [23] |
C |
O |
Co. |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
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Unit of observation: F = facility, C = case Sources of information: O = observation, St. = staff, R = registers, MR = medical records, S = simulation, P = patient, Fm. = family Type of data: QT = quantitative, QL = qualitative, Co. = combined |
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Morestin et al. BMC Health Services Research 2010 10:20 doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-20 |
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