5. Public Reporting as a Quality Improvement Strategy

Author
Year
Gerteis
2007 198
1. Study
Purpose
To test
different
display
formats for NH
Compare
information.
2. Geographic
Location
(e.g., New York,
USA, etc.)
Boston, MA and
McLean, VA
3. Study
Design/Type
Lab-type
Experiment
4.
Sample/Population
Procedure 5. Outcomes
90 volunteers
between 45 and 75
years old. Selected
to be representative
of family caregivers
of people needing
nursing home care.
During an in-person
interview,
participants were
shown 7 different
formats for the data
for 5 NH Compare
Comprehension
of Terms
Ability to
identify the NH
with better
performance
Reasons for
Errors
Preference for
formats
O-5
6. Name of
Public
Report
or Subject
Matter 7. Results
Helps with interpreting
information 7.4 (2.2)
7.0 (2.4) 7.2 (2.2)
Decision Process
Helpful in choosing
NH 7.1 (2.2) 6.7 (2.5)
6.9 (2.3)
Helpful in choosing
NH 6.7 (2.4) 6.3 (2.3)
6.5 (2.3)
Helpful in choosing
your facility 5.6 (2.7)
6.3 (3.2)* 5.8 (2.8)
Helpful in choosing
your facility 5.6 (2.7)
6.3 (3.2)* 5.8 (2.8)
Help you be more
confident in choosing
6.4 (2.3) 6.2 (3.0) 6.3
(2.5)
Help you be more
confident in choosing
5.7 (2.4) 6.4 (3.1)* 5.9
(2.8)
* difference between
prior report card and
no prior report card
8. Summary
NH
Compare
significant at p