title: [Quality assurance in inpatient treatment of depression. Aspects of quality monitoring and external quality assurance exemplified by a pilot project of inpatient treatment of depression].
abstract: Aspects of a Pilot Study on Depression Treatment According to Quality Monitoring and External Quality Assurance: Experiences and results of a pilot study on quality of the treatment of depressed inpatients in 4 different psychiatric hospitals (2 state mental hospitals, 1 university clinic, 1 psychiatric clinic at a city general hospital) according to so-called process and outcome quality, are reported. Outcome data (self-ratings, observer rating, clinical global impression admission versus discharge, patient satisfaction with treatment, duration of inpatient stay/and patient data are reported while comparing the 4 hospitals. Difficulties and problems of data collection, assessments and comparison of 4 different hospitals are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Psychiatrie Weissenau, Abteilung Psychiatrie I der Universität Ulm.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wolfersdorf
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Stieglitz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Metzger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruppe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stabenow
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hornstein
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schell
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission; D010555:Personality Inventory; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D017749:Total Quality Management