Quality Improvement in Health Care (한국의료질향상학회지)
- Volume 7 Issue 1
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- Pages.60-70
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- 2000
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- 1225-7613(pISSN)
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- 2288-078X(eISSN)
Effect of Critical Pathway on Diabetes Mellitus
당뇨병 표준진료지침 적용 효과에 관한 연구
- Shin, Mi Ok (Dept. of Nursing, Catholic of Korea, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital) ;
- Seo, Sin Won (Dept. of Nursing, Catholic of Korea, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital) ;
- Song, Bok Rye (Dept. of Nursing, Catholic of Korea, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital) ;
- Kim, Kyong Hee (Dept. of Nursing, Catholic of Korea, Kangnam St. Mary's Hospital) ;
- Yoon, Guon Ho (Dept. of Internal Medicine, Catholic University of Korea) ;
- Yoo, Yang Sook (College of Nursing, Catholic University of Korea) ;
- Kim, Hee Seung (College of Nursing, Catholic University of Korea)
- 신미옥 (가톨릭대학교 강남성모병원 간호부) ;
- 서신원 (가톨릭대학교 강남성모병원 간호부) ;
- 송복례 (가톨릭대학교 강남성모병원 간호부) ;
- 김경희 (가톨릭대학교 강남성모병원 간호부) ;
- 윤건호 (가톨릭대학교 내과학교실) ;
- 유양숙 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학) ;
- 김희승 (가톨릭대학교 간호대학)
- Published : 2000.05.31
Abstract
Background : The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the critical pathway to diabetic patients who were admitted in the hospital. Methods : For establishment of critical pathway for diabetic patients, we organized the multidisciplinary care team. During 5 months, 31 diabetic inpatients were applied the critical pathway and the results were compared with 11 diabetic inpatients who were treated with conventional way. We assessed the patients satisfaction, knowledge on the disease, compliance of medical regimen, length of stay(LOS) and hospital cost. We used the computer program SAS for statistical analysis. Data were summarized with mean, and analyzed using t-test repeated measures ANOVA and Wilcoxon rank sum test. Results : Length of stay(LOS) was remarkably shortened in critical pathway group compared with the conventional treatment group(