The study of relationship between quality of care and health outcomes in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21790501
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Medical sociology
Research Institution	University of Miyazaki
Principal Investigator	ARIMURA Yasuji 宮崎大学, 医学部, 助教 (70534080)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000) Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Keywords	医療の質 / 慢性閉塞性肺疾患 / 診療過 / 急性憎悪 / 臨床研究 / 診療記録 / 診療過程 / 急性増悪
Research Abstract	The quality of care in Japanese with COPD was unknown. We evaluated the quality of care in patients with COPD by using Quality Indicator(QI) and investigated the relationship between quality of care and health outcome. The results revealed that the variety of quality of care was shown in patients with COPD. Furthermore, it was suggested that the relation of the quality of care and acute exacerbation which is one of important health outcomes in patients with COPD. In addition, it was suggested that the evaluation of quality by using QI may predict future death.

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