Evaluation of Quality of Healthcare Services Based on Outcome Measures

Research Project

Project/Area Number	20790385
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Medical sociology
Research Institution	Tohoku University
Principal Investigator	KANEKO Sayuri Tohoku University, 大学院・医学系研究科, 助教 (50463774)
Project Period (FY)	2008 – 2009
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2009)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,160,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥960,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000) Fiscal Year 2008: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Keywords	医療の質 / 介護サービス / アウトカム評価 / QOL
Research Abstract	To evaluate the quality of home healthcare services, this study investigated associations between healthcare services at home and the quality of life (QOL) of patients at 1 and 2 years after stroke onset. The results demonstrated that QOL at 1 year after stroke onset was not appreciably different from that at the time when home care services commenced, and that no association was observed between the amount of home healthcare services patients received and their QOL. However, the QOL of patients at 2 years after stroke onset was slightly better than when home care started.