@article{ref1,
title="Quality of Care Indicators for the Rehabilitation of Children With Traumatic Brain Injury",
journal="Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation",
year="2012",
author="Rivara, Frederick P. and Ennis, Stephanie K. and Mangione-Smith, Rita and MacKenzie, Ellen J. and Jaffe, Kenneth M.",
volume="93",
number="3",
pages="381-5.e9",
abstract="Rivara FP, Ennis SK, Mangione-Smith R, MacKenzie EJ, Jaffe KM; and the National Expert Panel for the Development of Pediatric Rehabilitation Quality Care Indicators. Quality of Care Indicators for the Rehabilitation of Children With Traumatic Brain Injury. OBJECTIVE: To develop measurement tools for assessing compliance with identifiable processes of inpatient care for children with traumatic brain injury (TBI) that are reliable, valid, and amenable to implementation. DESIGN: Literature review and expert panel using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method and a Delphi technique. SETTING: Not applicable. PARTICIPANTS: Children with TBI. INTERVENTIONS: Not applicable. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Quality of care indicators. RESULTS: A total of 119 indicators were developed across the domains of general management; family-centered care; cognitive-communication, speech, language, and swallowing impairments; gross and fine motor skill impairments; neuropsychologic, social, and behavioral impairments; school reentry; and community integration. There was a high degree of agreement on these indicators as valid and feasible quality measures for children with TBI. CONCLUSIONS: These indicators are an important step toward building a better base of evidence about the effectiveness and efficiency of the components of acute inpatient rehabilitation for pediatric patients with TBI.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0003-9993",
doi="10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.015",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.015"
}