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Quality indicators for in‐hospital management of exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: results of an international Delphi study |
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| Authors: | Cathy Lodewijckx Walter Sermeus Massimiliano Panella Svin Deneckere Fabrizio Leigheb Thierry Troosters Paulo Alexandre Boto Rita Veloso Mendes Marc Decramer Kris Vanhaecht |
| Affiliation: | 1. Cathy Lodewijckx MSc RN PhD Candidate Clinical Nurse Specialist COPD University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium and Research Fellow School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Belgium;2. Walter Sermeus MSc PhD RN Professor in Patient Care Management, Research Methods and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Belgium and Treasurer European Pathway Association, Leuven, Belgium;3. Massimiliano Panella MD PhD Professor in Public Health, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy, Medical Director, Healthcare District of Vercelli, Italy, and President European Pathway Association, Leuven, Belgium;4. Svin Deneckere MSc RN PhD Candidate Research Fellow School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Belgium;5. Fabrizio Leigheb MD PhD Research Fellow School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Amedeo Avogadro University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy;6. Thierry Troosters PhD PT Professor Respiratory and Respiratory Rehabilitation Department, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium and Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences, Catholic University Leuven, Belgium;7. Paulo Alexandre Boto MSc MD Lecturer Health Care Quality and Clinical Units Management, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal and Health Service Researcher Health Policy and Management Department, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA;8. Rita Veloso Mendes BA MSc PhD Candidate, Health Services Researcher Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal and Programme in Sociology, Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal;9. Marc Decramer MD PhD Head Respiratory Department University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium, Professor Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Belgium. and President European Respiratory Society, Lausanne, Switzerland;10. Kris Vanhaecht MSc PhD RN Senior Research Fellow School of Public health, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Belgium and Secretary General European Pathway Association, Leuven, Belgium |
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| Keywords: | care pathway chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Delphi technique disease exacerbation hospitalization nursing quality indicator |