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Table 2 Characteristics of included references: General characteristics and quality assessment

From: Methods for the guideline-based development of quality indicators--a systematic review

General characteristics

Quality assessment

Reference

Institution

Topic

Setting

Study/publication type mentioned

Study duration mentioned

Funding

Method papers

      

ÄZQ (2009)

ÄZQ (Berlin, DE)

-

-

No

n/a

Unclear

AHCPR (1995)

AHRQ (Rockville, MD, US)

-

-

No

n/a

Unclear

AHRQ (1995)

AHRQ (Rockville, MD, US)

-

-

Yes - report

n/a

Combined public/private

AQUA (2010)

AQUA (Göttingen, DE)

-

-

Yes - method paper

n/a

Unclear

Baker and Fraser (1995)

Eli Lilly National Clinical Audit Centre (Leicester, UK)

-

-

Yes - review

n/a

Unclear

Bergman (1999)

Dept. of Pediatrics, Stanford School of Medicine (Palo Alto, CA, US)

-

-

No

n/a

Unclear

Califf et al. (2002)

DCRI (Durham, NC, US)

-

-

Yes - state-of-the-art paper

n/a

Public

Campbell et al. (2002)

NPCRDC (Manchester, UK)

-

-

Yes - review

n/a

Unclear

Graham et al. (2009)

Immpact (Aberdeen, UK)

-

-

Yes - review

n/a

Public

Spertus et al. (2005)

AHA (Dallas, TX, US)

-

-

No

n/a

Public

Topic papers

      

Bonow et al. (2005)

AHA (Dallas, TX, US)

Heart failure

Hospital/outpatient care

Yes - report

No

Public

Burge et al. (2007)

CCORT (Toronto, CA)

Heart failure

Primary care

No

No

Public

Campbell et al. (1999)

NPCRDC (Manchester, UK)

CHD, Type 2 Diabetes, Asthma

Primary care

Yes - original article

No

Unclear

Desch et al. (2008)

RPCI (Buffalo, NY, US)

Breast cancer

Hospital care

Yes - special article

No

Public

Draskovic et al. (2008)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Dementia

Hospital care

No

No

Public

Estes et al. (2008)

AHA (Dallas, TX, US)

Atrial fibrillation

Outpatient care

Yes - report

No

Public

Forbes et al. (1997)

KU School of Nursing (Kansas City, MO, US)

Stroke

Rehabilitation

No

No

Public

Giesen et al. (2007)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Prescribing and referral

Emergency primary care

No

No

Unclear

Hadorn et al. (1996)

RAND (Santa Monica, CA, US)

Heart failure

Primary care

Yes - article

No

Combined public/private

Hardy and Hadley (1995)

CCQE (Washington, DC, US)

Pain

All

No

No

Unclear

Hermanides et al. (2008)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Urinary tract infection

Hospital care

Yes - major article

No

Unclear

Hermens et al. (2006)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Lung cancer

Hospital care

Yes - article

No

Public

James et al. (1997)

Office of Rural Health (Buffalo, NY, US)

Heart failure

Primary care

Yes - paper

No

Public

Kongnyuy and van den Broek (2008)

LSTM (Liverpool, UK)

Perinatal care

Hospital care

Yes - research article

No

Combined public/private

Krumholz et al. (2006)

AHA (Dallas, TX, US)

Myocardial infarction

Hospital care

Yes - report

No

Public

Lee et al. (2003)

CCORT (Toronto, CA)

Heart failure

Hospital/outpatient care

Yes - clinical study

No

Public

MacLean et al. (2004)

RAND (Santa Monica, CA, US)

Rheumatoid arthritis

All

Yes - original article

No

Unclear

Martirosyan et al. (2008)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Type 2 Diabetes

Primary care

Yes - original research

No

Public

Mourad et al. (2007)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Subfertility care

All

No

No

Public

Nijkrake et al. (2009)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Parkinson's disease

Physiotherapy

No

No

Public

Ouwens et al. (2007)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Head and neck cancer

Cross-sectoral care

Yes - original article

No

Public

Ouwens et al. (2010)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Patient-centered care

All

Yes - original article

No

Unclear

Radtke et al. (2009)

CVderm (Hamburg, DE)

Psoriasis vulgaris

All

Yes - original paper

No

Unclear

Redberg et al. (2009)

AHA (Dallas, TX, US)

Cardiovascular prevention

All

Yes - report

No

Public

Schouten et al. (2005)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Pneumonia

Hospital care

yes - major article

No

unclear

Sugarman et al. (2003)

Qualis Health (Seattle, WA, US)

Dialysis

All

Yes - special article

Yes

Public

Thomas et al. (2007)

AHA (Dallas, TX, US)

Cardiovascular diseases

Rehabilitation

No

No

Public

Tu et al. (2008)

CCORT (Toronto, CA)

Myocardial infarction

Hospital care

Yes - review

No

Public

van den Boogaard et al. (2010)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Miscarriage

All

Yes - article

No

Public

van Hulst et al. (2009)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Rheumatoid arthritis

All

Yes - extended report

No

Unclear

Wang et al. (2006)

RAND (Santa Monica, CA, US)

Preterm birth

Outpatient care

Yes - article

No

Public

Yazdany et al. (2009)

UCSF (San Francisco, CA, US)

Lupus erythematodes

All

Yes - original article

No

Unclear

Method + topic papers

      

Advani et al. (2003)

BMIR (Stanford, CA, US)

Hypertension

All

No

No

Public

Duffy et al. (2005)

APIRE (Arlington, VA, US)

Bipolar disorder

Outpatient care

No

No

Unclear

Golden et al. (2008)

UAMS (Little Rock, US)

Bipolar disorder

Outpatient care

No

No

Public

Hutchinson et al. (2003)

ScHARR (Sheffield, UK)

CHD

Primary care

Yes - original paper

Yes

Combined public/private

LaClair et al. (2001)

VA Medical Center (Kansas City, MO, US)

Stroke

Rehabilitation

No

No

Public

Wollersheim et al. (2007)

IQ healthcare (Nijmegen, NL)

Oncology, Type 2 Diabetes, pneumonia

All

Yes - review article

No

Unclear

  1. ÄZQ = Ärztliches Zentrum für Qualität in der Medizin (Agency for Quality in Medicine); AHCPR = Agency for Healthcare Policy and Research; AHRQ = Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; AQUA-Institute = Institute for Applied Improvement and Research in Health Care; DCRI = Duke Clinical Research Institute; NPCRDC = National Primary Care Research and Development Council; Immpact = Initiative for Maternal Mortality Programme Assessment; CCORT = Canadian Cardiovascular Outcomes Research Team; CHD = coronary heart disease; RPCI = Roswell Park Cancer Institute; AHA = American Heart Association; CCQE = Center for Clinical Quality Evaluation; LSTM = Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; CVderm = Competenzzentrum Versorgungsforschung in der Dermatologie (Institute for Health Services Research in Dermatology); UCSF = University of California, San Francisco; BMIR = Center for Biomedical Informatics Research; APIRE = American Psychiatric Institute for Research and Education; UAMS = University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; ScHARR = School of Health and Related Research.