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{"title":"¿Son los nanorrobots una alternativa de mejora en la calidad del tratamiento de la insuficiencia respiratoria?","authors":"Alejandro González-Castro , Camilo González Fernández , Arturo Ávila","doi":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101157","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101157","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37347,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Healthcare Quality Research","volume":"40 6","pages":"Article 101157"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144864376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Float nurses and patient safety: A checklist to prevent ‘second victims’","authors":"M. Bennasar-Veny , E. Castro-Sánchez","doi":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101159","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101159","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37347,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Healthcare Quality Research","volume":"40 6","pages":"Article 101159"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144864375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"[Home-based occupational therapy and primary care nursing program].","authors":"N Plaza-Briones, M Carrete-Gómez, L Secanell-Capdevila, J A López-Segura, J Grau-Sánchez, L Vidaña-Moya","doi":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101155","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101155","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction and objective: </strong>To determine the impact of a home-based occupational therapy and nursing program, on autonomy in activities of daily living, quality of life, and falls in people with chronic diseases and complex needs.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>A pre-post quasi-experimental quantitative study with a consecutive sample based on the usual clinical practice of home care teams. The Barthel Index, Lawton & Brody Scale, Short Falls Efficacy Scale, Life Space Assessment, Quality of Life Index, and falls in the last two months were assessed. A paired sample pre-post hypothesis contrast analysis was performed, stratified by sex and care profile.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 115 participants were recruited, of whom 8 were dropouts. The program showed statistically significant improvement in all indicators. Notably, the Barthel Index increased by 10,0 (IC 95%: 8.2; 11.8) (p≤0.001), reducing the level of dependency from severe to moderate. The Lawton & Brody scale increased by 0.6 (IC 95%: 0.4; 0.8) globally, and the percentage of participants with at least one fall in the past two months decreased from 40.4% to 2.0%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The intervention performed by the occupational therapist is key in the promotion of autonomy, falls prevention and quality of life. It is a value to be taken into account in the configuration of home care teams in primary care.</p>","PeriodicalId":37347,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Healthcare Quality Research","volume":" ","pages":"101155"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144875662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of an organizational intervention aimed to reduce burnout and emotional distress, and improve quality of life of an Obstetrics-Gynecology team.","authors":"J J Dapueto, F Nozar, S Artucio, D Sánchez, P Aguirrezábal, L Briozzo","doi":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101156","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101156","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Burnout and promoting physician well-being have become priorities for healthcare institutions. Obstetrics and Gynecology teams are susceptible to stress due to work demands and limited resources. Organizational interventions are increasingly recognized as crucial to mitigating burnout and improving professional well-being.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To assess the impact of an organizational-level intervention designed to reduce burnout and emotional distress, and improve well-being and quality of life among faculty members and residents of an Obstetrics/Gynecology team.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A structured organizational intervention was implemented in the Obstetrics/Gynecology Academic Unit A, Universidad de la República, in Uruguay. The effectiveness was assessed using validated psychometric instruments, Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey, Oldenburg Burnout Inventory, PROMIS Global Health Scale, World Health Organization Anxiety and Depression Scale (WHO-5). Statistical analyses included Wilcoxon signed-rank tests and effect size calculations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 76 invited participants, 61 completed baseline assessments, and 30 completed follow-up assessments. Significant improvements were observed in burnout, emotional well-being with effect sizes ranged from large to very large (0.50-0.74). The prevalence of burnout decreased from 63.3% to 40.0% (p=0.039), and high-risk emotional distress (WHO-5 <50 points) decreased from 53.3% to 26.7% (p=0.039).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>A structured organizational-level intervention effectively reduced burnout and improved well-being among faculty and obstetrics and gynecology residents. These findings are consistent with previous research indicating that organizational interventions produce considerable benefits at work. Further studies with larger samples are needed to confirm long-term efficacy and generalizability to other health care settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":37347,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Healthcare Quality Research","volume":" ","pages":"101156"},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144875663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Ethical challenges of AI-based innovation in the Spanish National Health System","authors":"I. de Lecuona","doi":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.02.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.02.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37347,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Healthcare Quality Research","volume":"40 4","pages":"Article 101115"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143587547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Understanding quality and efficiency of cancer care services from oncologist's perspective","authors":"S. Cinaroglu ,&nbsp;B. Saylan ,&nbsp;S. Zararsız","doi":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101150","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101150","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Enhancing the quality of critical care services requires a comprehending of the elements that contribute to their efficiency. This study proposes a new way of understanding of cancer service quality and efficiency from oncology professionals’ perspective by combining crisp and stochastic DEA techniques blended with a fully ranking DEA–AHP approach.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Our analysis is based on the analysis of cancer care services efficiency of 81 provinces of Turkey by using indicators of cancer care process, quality of cancer care, general quality of health and cancer care services, development level of provinces, and cancer mortality. Based on the DEA–AHP integrated model with fuzzy AHP weights, provinces located in poor areas are the least efficient in terms of cancer care services. Harmonized crisp and stochastic province-level efficiency analysis serves as a mediator variable to better understand the efficiency of cancer services by using geospatial data in oncology and allows capturing the efficiency dynamics of cancer care.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The study findings highlight that the least efficient provinces for cancer care services are those that are mainly found in underdeveloped areas.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Cancer policy makers and oncology professionals should consider the efficiency dynamics of cancer care which acts as a mediator variable to help better understand the efficiency of cancer services through the use of spatial differences in oncology.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37347,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Healthcare Quality Research","volume":"40 5","pages":"Article 101150"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144297639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Results of a survey to evaluate awareness and practices of critical incident reported by anaesthesiologists","authors":"S. Kaniyil ,&nbsp;P. Pavithran ,&nbsp;A.K. Arun Krishna ,&nbsp;M.C. Rajesh","doi":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101147","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101147","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><div>Enhancing patient safety in Anaesthesia relies significantly on critical incident reporting and analysis. We did an online web-based survey aiming to evaluate the awareness and practices of our anaesthesiologists on critical incident reporting in India.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>A validated questionnaire was disseminated via online social media platforms to evaluate the awareness and current practices of anaesthesiologists on incident reporting and analysis. Timely reminders were issued to enhance response rates, and data analyzed upon receipt of sufficient responses.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Among the 506 responses received, 60% reported having a workplace incident reporting system. Despite high awareness, a significant majority expressed reluctance to report incidents, citing the fear of blame and shame as a deterrent. The most frequently reported incidents included cardiac arrest and drug errors. Identified contributing factors included inadequate staffing, communication gaps, prolonged work hours, a stressful work environment, and the absence of institutional protocols.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Despite a notable level of awareness regarding critical incident reporting among our anaesthesiologists, apprehensions related to blame and finger-pointing hinder the reporting process. As a uniform reporting system is lacking, formulating a national guideline, and establishing a standard reporting system is the need of the hour.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37347,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Healthcare Quality Research","volume":"40 6","pages":"Article 101147"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144271165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Healthcare-associated infections in a long-term care hospital: A three-year point-prevalence study","authors":"P. Cárdenas-Soriano ,&nbsp;V.S.H. Múgica ,&nbsp;P. Blanco-Hernández ,&nbsp;M. Gil-López ,&nbsp;G. Rodríguez-Caravaca ,&nbsp;A.M. Pedraza-Flechas","doi":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101146","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101146","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess the prevalence of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) acquired during hospitalization in a long-term care (LTC) hospital during three periods and identify associated factors.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>An observational, cross-sectional study had been conducted in 2019, 2021, and 2023 that included 380 patients. Data collected encompassed demographics, presence of risk factors (pressure sores, catheters, surgery), and HAIs acquired in the current hospitalization. Global and per location HAI was determined, and bivariate and a multiple logistic regression model was constructed to explore the association between the studied variables and infection.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The median age varied depending on the year of the survey between 77 and 80.5 years, and the proportion of female patients increased each edition. Length of stay peaked in 2021 (43.5 days), and risk factors in 2023. HAIs prevalences were 8.4% (2019), 10.7% (2021), and 5.6% (2023). Respiratory tract infection was the most frequent globally (34.4%), in 2019 (35.7%) and 2023 (50.0%), followed by urinary tract infection. Globally, HAI and any risk factor (OR: 3.8, 95% CI: 1.6–8.8), and pressure sores (OR: 2.4, 95% CI: 1.1–5.2) were associated, this last remained after adjustment (OR: 16.0, 95% CI: 2.5–104.9).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>LTC hospitals pose a risk for HAI. Further research on associated factors and preventive strategies is crucial to improve care in this sector.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37347,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Healthcare Quality Research","volume":"40 6","pages":"Article 101146"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144243553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison and analysis of biological drug consumption in two Italian hospital settings: Governance actions and prescribing appropriateness","authors":"M. Vaccaro ,&nbsp;G. Polito ,&nbsp;G. Bagaglini ,&nbsp;M. Capuozzo ,&nbsp;R. Langella ,&nbsp;E. Nava ,&nbsp;A. Zovi ,&nbsp;F. Ferrara","doi":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101148","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101148","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Biosimilar drugs represent a valuable opportunity for healthcare systems worldwide, offering substantial cost savings while ensuring equivalent efficacy and safety in treating chronic conditions. These savings can be reinvested in ongoing medical innovation.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>An investigation was carried out to evaluate the utilization of key biologic therapies across various clinical indications within two Italian healthcare institutions: Asl Napoli 3 Sud and Policlinico Umberto I in Rome. Information regarding consumption and expenditure was extracted from institutional databases. A comparison with figures from 2021 was conducted to detect any growth in biosimilar adoption throughout 2022.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The 2022 review demonstrated that most of the examined compounds were administered predominantly as biosimilars, with proportions nearing complete substitution, aside from some notable outliers. In particular, reluctance persisted in prescribing biosimilar adalimumab (73.8%) and etanercept (73.3%) at Asl Napoli 3 Sud, as well as erythropoietin (69.5%) and rituximab (72.8%) at Policlinico Umberto I.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The year-on-year comparison between 2021 and 2022 underscored a growing shift toward biosimilar prescriptions. This favorable direction indicates the likelihood of reaching full implementation soon, with meaningful advantages for the National Healthcare Service and citizens, promoting an efficient and economically viable model of care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":37347,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Healthcare Quality Research","volume":"40 6","pages":"Article 101148"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144243489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Salutogénesis en vez de patogénesis, ¿estamos realizando la necesaria transformación del modelo de sistema de salud?","authors":"M. Santiñà Vila ,&nbsp;D. Juvinyà Canal","doi":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101149","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jhqr.2025.101149","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37347,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Healthcare Quality Research","volume":"40 6","pages":"Article 101149"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144243554","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}