Author/Editor     Kersnik, Janko
Title     Stališča zdravnikov družinske - splošne medicine o kakovosti dela
Translated title     Attitides of family physicians towards quality in health care
Type     članek
Source     Zdrav Vars
Vol. and No.     Letnik 38, št. 7-8
Publication year     1999
Volume     str. 239-42
Language     slo
Abstract     Background. Attitudes of doctors towards quality initiatives show us the effectiveness of quality improvement in health care. The aim of this study was to explore the following items regarding attitude towards quality: the knowledge of Slovene family physicians in the field of quality assurance and quality improvemen, their personal experiences with quality projects, their attitude towards institutionalised forms of quality assurance and their motivation to participate in the quality improvement projects. Methods. A cross-sectional postal survey was conducted using a 35 item self administered questionnaire sent to 122 family physicians: 72 participants of workshop on Quality assurance recruited trom the mailing list of this workshop and 50 non-participants of this workshop recruited from the mailing list of other symposia in the year 1996 were approached with a questionnaire covering the topic. The statements were written in bi-directional order and the participants rated them on the 10 point Likert scale from "strongly agree" to "strongly disagree". The study was carried out from December 1996 to April 1997. The results for the items were calculated using 100 points as the highest positive answer and 0 points as the lowest negative answer.
Summary     Izhodišče. Stališča zdravnika o zagotavljanju in izboljševanju kakovosti dela so pomemben kazalec uspešnosti prizadevanj za boljšo kakovost oskrbe bolnikov. Cilj raziskave je bil s pomočjo ankete ugotoviti poznavanje zagotavljanja in izboljševanja kakovosti pri zdravnikih družinske oz. splošne medicine, njihovo sodelovanje pri procesih zagotavljanja kakovosti, njihov odnos do institucionaliziranih oblik zagotavljanja kakovosti, izkušnje s spodbudami za boljše delo s strani uradnih organizacij, zdravstvenih in državnih ustanov ter stopnjo motiviranosti za sodelovanje pri različnih oblikah izboljševanja kakovosti. Metode. 122 zdravnikov družinske oz. splošne medicine IZDSM) sem zaprosil za sodelovanje v anketi. Vsak anketiranec je dobil priložnostno anketo s 35 trditvami o stališčih, izkušnjah, ocenah in namerah v zvezi s kakovostjo dela. Anketiranci so trditve ocenili na 10-stopenjski lestvici od močno se strinjam do nikakor se ne strinjam. Anketiranje je potekalo od decembra 1996 do aprila 1997. Podatke sem vnesel v računalnik in izračunal točke za posamezno skupino trditev, pri čemer je bilo največje možno število točk 100, najmanjše 0 točk.
Descriptors     PHYSICIANS, FAMILY
QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE
QUESTIONNAIRES
SLOVENIA