Table 2 Characteristics of Referral Metrics by Domain
From: Performance measures of the specialty referral process: a systematic review of the literature
Characteristic | Need1 N = 14 | Initiation2 N = 73 | Entry3 N = 53 | Coordination N = 60 | Type4 N = 3 | Tasks5 N = 19 | Resources6 N = 13 | Quality N = 57 | Outcomes N = 9 | All Domains N = 244 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donabedian Domains n(%) | 14(100) | 73(100) | 53(100) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 147(60.2) |
   Structure | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 60(100) | 3(100) | 19(100) | 13(100) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 84(34.4) |
   Process | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 57(100) | 9(100) | 46(18.9) |
   Outcome | 14(100) | 70(95.9) | 52(98.1) | 59(98.3) | 3(100) | 19(100) | 12(92.3) | 57(100) | 9(100) | 239(98.0) |
Validity, n(%) | Â | |||||||||
   Content | 2(14.3) | 22(30.1) | 24(45.3) | 53(88.3) | 2(66.7) | 12(63.2) | 1(7.7) | 25(43.9) | 3(33.3) | 103(42.2) |
   Criterion | 1(7.1) | 5(6.8) | 4(7.5) | 1(1.6) | 0(0) | 3(15.8) | 2(15.4) | 4(7.0) | 0(0) | 17(7.0) |
   Construct | 14(100) | 67(91.8) | 49(92.5) | 40(58.6) | 3(100) | 14(73.7) | 10(76.9) | 54(94.7) | 7(77.7) | 215(88.1) |
Reliability, n(%) | 0(0) | 15(20.5) | 7(10.1) | 17(27) | 0(0) | 4(21.1) | 1(7.7) | 10(17.5) | 1(11.1) | 38(15.6) |
   Inter-Rater | 0(0) | 2(2.7) | 2(2.9) | 7(11.1) | 0(0) | 1(5.3) | 0(0) | 3(7.9) | 0(0) | 12(4.9) |
   Test-Retest | 0(0) | 1(1.4) | 0(0) | 3(4.8) | 0(0) | 1(5.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 4(1.6) |
   Internal Consistency | 0(0) | 12(16.4) | 5(7.2) | 13(20.6) | 0(0) | 3(15.8) | 1(7.7) | 8(21.1) | 1(11.1) | 28(11.5) |
Data Source, n(%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Questionnaire | 6(42.9) | 51(69.9) | 30(56.6) | 46(76.7) | 3(100) | 11(57.9) | 2(15.4) | 42(73.7) | 6(66.7) | 152(62.3) |
   Administrative | 4(28.6) | 8(11.0) | 24(45.2) | 1(1.6) | 0(0) | 2(10.5) | 10(76.9) | 4(7.0) | 1(11.1) | 49(20.1) |
   Chart Review | 2(14.3) | 25 (34.2) | 9(17.0) | 22(34.9) | 0(0) | 10(52.6) | 1(7.7) | 18(31.6) | 2(22.2) | 75(30.7) |
   Not reported | 2(14.3) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 2(0.8) |