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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

JUNIO 2007 N° 5 Volumen 10

Quality of the studies that relate measurement instruments with quality outcomes

Section: Medicion trabajo enfermero

How to quote

Subirana Casacuberta M, Solà Arnau I. Calidad de los estudios que relacionan los instrumentos y los resultados en salud. Metas de Enferm jun 2007; 10(5): 51-54

Authors

1Mireia Subirana Casacuberta, 2Ivan Solà Arnau

Position

1Diplomada en Enfermería. Profesora asociada. EUE Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau de Barcelona, adscrita a la UAB. Servicio de Epidemiología.2Licenciado en Psicología y Psiscoterapia. Centro Cochrane Iberoamericano.

Contact address

St. Antoni María Claret, 171. 08041 Barcelona.

Contact email: msubirana@santpau.es

Abstract

This is the last of a series of articles that have presented the results of a systematic review of instruments used to measure nursing work and its repercussion on health outcomes. A description of the methodological aspects from the systematic reviews is presented, highlighting the importance of quality assessment in the studies included and analysing the quality of those studies that relate such instruments with patient health outcomes. The results of these studies have been described in a previous article.

Keywords:

intensive care; critical patient; instruments; management; work loads; Systematic reviewmethodology

Versión en Español

Título:

Calidad de los estudios que relacionan los instrumentos y los resultados en salud