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The European Quality of Care Pathway (EQCP) Study: history, project management and approach

The European Quality of Care Pathway (EQCP) Study: history, project management and approach The European Quality of Care Pathway (EQCP) study is the first, international, cluster randomized controlled trial launched to study the effect of the implementation of care pathways and to study why and under what circumstances pathways work. The study will be performed in Belgium, Italy, Ireland and Portugal and will include individual studies: a trial including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, a trial including proximal femur fracture patients and a trial focusing on multidisciplinary teamwork within both populations. The study is managed by the European Pathway Association in close collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of the Catholic University Leuven (Belgium), the University of Eastern Piedmont (Italy), the National School of Public Health Lisbon (Portugal) and the Health Services Executive in Dublin (Ireland). This paper will describe the history, project management and overall approach of this international study. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Care Pathways SAGE

The European Quality of Care Pathway (EQCP) Study: history, project management and approach

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© The Royal Society of Medicine Press
ISSN
2040-4034
eISSN
1758-1079
DOI
10.1258/jicp.2010.010015
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Abstract

The European Quality of Care Pathway (EQCP) study is the first, international, cluster randomized controlled trial launched to study the effect of the implementation of care pathways and to study why and under what circumstances pathways work. The study will be performed in Belgium, Italy, Ireland and Portugal and will include individual studies: a trial including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, a trial including proximal femur fracture patients and a trial focusing on multidisciplinary teamwork within both populations. The study is managed by the European Pathway Association in close collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of the Catholic University Leuven (Belgium), the University of Eastern Piedmont (Italy), the National School of Public Health Lisbon (Portugal) and the Health Services Executive in Dublin (Ireland). This paper will describe the history, project management and overall approach of this international study.

Journal

International Journal of Care PathwaysSAGE

Published: Jun 1, 2010

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