Systemic sclerosis & Raynaud's
Improving Systemic Sclerosis Quality of Care
Authors' conclusion
This QI study significantly improved SSc care through low-cost, applicable interventions
Study context
- Population
- Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) at 4 scleroderma clinics across 2 hospitals
- Comparison
- Before vs after QI interventions
- Outcome
- Increase rates of 7 baseline and 5 follow-up QIs to 80%
Methodological detailsquality improvement, Model for Improvement methodology, Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycles, 4 scleroderma clinics across 2 hospitals
- Quality improvement
- Model for Improvement methodology
- PDSA cycles
- 4 scleroderma clinics across 2 hospitals
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Average completion rate for baseline QIs · over 8 months
Monitoring and treatment QI completion improved
40% to 77%
Further findings
Process measures, completion rates
- Baseline spirometry and DLCO
- 63.5% to 92%
- Documented counseling for weekly BP self-measurement
- 19% to 86.6%
- Referrals to hand range-of-motion exercise programs
- 54% to 92%
- Baseline creatine kinase measurement
- 52% to 88%
- Oxygen saturation documentation
- 31% to 65%
Stakeholder satisfaction and time burden
- Stakeholder satisfaction, median rating
- 4
- Additional time per patient, median
- 2.5 minutes
Original publication
Improving Systemic Sclerosis Quality of Care. J Rheumatol. Published 15 February 2025. doi:10.
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