Evaluating outcome in stroke rehabilitation (quality control and clinical audit).
Audit may require information on case-mix, the resources available, the processes undertaken and the outcome. The most important are the first and last. Measures of case-mix relate to severity and prognosis. Measures of outcome relate to disability. Good measures exist. The difficulties are to agree on measures, to collect data routinely and reliably, and to act on the results.
Wade
D T
DT
Rivermead Rehabilitation Centre, Oxford, Great Britain.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D015982:Bias; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D006801:Humans; D008485:Medical Audit; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011379:Prognosis; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000592:standards*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom