The role of culture in quality improvement in the intensive care unit: a literature review
Improving the quality of patient care and patient outcomes is a major concern internationally. In a developing health care system, implementing quality improvement is challenging due not only to resource and workforce issues but also cultural factors. Using the method of a focussed literature revi...
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| description | Improving the quality of patient care and patient outcomes is a major concern internationally. In a developing health care system, implementing quality improvement is challenging due not only to resource and workforce issues but also cultural factors. Using the method of a focussed literature review, this paper discusses the importance of assessing a societal view of culture, social mores and customs, and power relationships in quality improvement activities using the intensive care unit as an exemplar. We conclude that implementing quality improvement strategies in a developing health care system needs to address the broader perspectives of social and cultural systems particularly hierarchical relationships and issues of non-disclosure. |
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| spelling | upm-289822016-02-17T02:05:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28982/ The role of culture in quality improvement in the intensive care unit: a literature review Soh, Kim Lam Soh, Kim Geok Davidson, Patricia M. Improving the quality of patient care and patient outcomes is a major concern internationally. In a developing health care system, implementing quality improvement is challenging due not only to resource and workforce issues but also cultural factors. Using the method of a focussed literature review, this paper discusses the importance of assessing a societal view of culture, social mores and customs, and power relationships in quality improvement activities using the intensive care unit as an exemplar. We conclude that implementing quality improvement strategies in a developing health care system needs to address the broader perspectives of social and cultural systems particularly hierarchical relationships and issues of non-disclosure. Sciedu Press 2013 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/28982/1/The%20role%20of%20culture%20in%20quality%20improvement%20in%20the%20intensive%20care%20unit.pdf Soh, Kim Lam and Soh, Kim Geok and Davidson, Patricia M. (2013) The role of culture in quality improvement in the intensive care unit: a literature review. Journal of Hospital Administration, 2 (2). pp. 97-104. ISSN 1927-6990; ESSN: 1927-7008 http://www.sciedu.ca/journal/index.php/jha/article/view/1035 10.5430/jha.v2n2p97 |
| spellingShingle | Soh, Kim Lam Soh, Kim Geok Davidson, Patricia M. The role of culture in quality improvement in the intensive care unit: a literature review |
| title | The role of culture in quality improvement in the intensive care unit: a literature review |
| title_full | The role of culture in quality improvement in the intensive care unit: a literature review |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The role of culture in quality improvement in the intensive care unit: a literature review |
| title_short | The role of culture in quality improvement in the intensive care unit: a literature review |
| title_sort | role of culture in quality improvement in the intensive care unit: a literature review |
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