title: The relationship between the key elements of Donabedian's conceptual model within the field of assistive technology.
abstract: Previous research has suggested that there is a relationship between the three key components of Donabedian's conceptual model for quality assessments: structure of care, process, and outcome of care. That is, structure predicted both process and outcome of care, and better processes predict better functional outcomes and user satisfaction. The results in this study involving samples of Danish and Norwegian scooter users indicate that structure predicts what goes on in the service delivery process. However, the results do not support that structural differences or differences in the service delivery process predict the outcomes of the scooter interventions.
authors: Department of Assistive Technology, The Norwegian Labour and Welfare Service, Oslo, Norway.
authors: Terje
authors: T
authors: Sund
authors: Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
authors: Susanne
authors: S
authors: Iwarsson
authors: The National Board of Social Services, Odense, Denmark.
authors: Åse
authors: Å
authors: Brandt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D003718:Denmark; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009664:Norway; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D014910:Wheelchairs