A Quality Improvement Tool to Assess Self-Tool to Assess SelfManagement Support in Primary Care

Authors: Brownson, Carol A.; Miller, Doriane; Crespo, Richard; Neuner, Sally; Thompson, Joan; Wall, Joseph C.; Emont, Seth; Fazzone, Patricia; Fisher, Edwin B.; Glasgow, Russell E.

Source: Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Volume 33, Number 7, July 2007 , pp. 408-416(9)

Publisher: Joint Commission Resources

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Abstract:

Background: Self management is an essential, central component of effective care for diabetes and other chronic illnesses, yet very few instruments exist to assess delivery or consistency of self-management support. The Assessment of Primary Care Resources and Supports for Chronic Disease Self-Management (PCRS) tool assesses both organizational infrastructure and delivery of self-management support services.

Methods: The PCRS was developed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation®Diabetes Initiative and underwent several stages of development, including three pilot tests, review by experts, and implementation by a national quality improvement (QI) program.

Results: The development and testing of the instrument resulted in the current 16-item measure. Use of the PCRS in a QI collaborative with 20 diverse health care teams across the United States demonstrated that the instrument is helpful in assessing areas for improvement.

Discussion: Initial experience suggests that the PCRS is a user-friendly self-assessment tool that primary care teams can use to assess their current capacity to support and implement consistent patient-centered self management. The initial evaluation indicates that the PCRS has acceptable psychometric properties and is applicable across different types of primary care teams and chronic illness conditions.

Document Type: Research article

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