@article {Brownson:July 2007:1553-7250:408,
author = "Brownson, Carol A.",
author = "Miller, Doriane",
author = "Crespo, Richard",
author = "Neuner, Sally",
author = "Thompson, Joan",
author = "Wall, Joseph C.",
author = "Emont, Seth",
author = "Fazzone, Patricia",
author = "Fisher, Edwin B.",
author = "Glasgow, Russell E.",
title = "A Quality Improvement Tool to Assess Self-Tool to Assess SelfManagement Support in Primary Care",
journal = "Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety",
volume = "33",
year = "July 2007",
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.",
pages = "408-416(9)",
url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/jcaho/jcjqs/2007/00000033/00000007/art00006"
}