Table 4 Responses to each item of QI culture by QI PBRN district key informants versus comparison district key informants
Quality improvement characteristic | Highly disagree | Disagree | Undecided | Agree | Highly agree | Mean | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 year ago | Currently | 1 year ago | Currently | 1 year ago | Currently | 1 year ago | Currently | 1 year ago | Currently | 1 year ago | Currently | ||
1. “My Health District supports the goals of public health essential services quality improvement” | Intervention | 5 (8.3 %) | 4 (6.5 %) | 4 (6.7 %) | 2 (3.2 %) | 9 (15 %) | 2 (3.2 %) | 22 (36.7 %) | 22 (35.5 %) | 20 (33.3 %) | 32 (51.6 %) | 3.80 | 4.23 |
Control | 4 (4.9 %) | 7 (6 %) | 7 (6.2 %) | 6 (7.4 %) | 12 (14.8 %) | 8 (6.9 %) | 26 (32.1 %) | 37 (31.9 %) | 33 (40.7 %) | 57 (49.1 %) | 3.96 | 4.12 | |
2. “Health District management prioritizes success for public health essential services quality improvement” | Intervention | 5 (8.3 %) | 5 (8.1 %) | 6 (10 %) | 3 (4.8 %) | 14 (23.3 %) | 7 (11.3 %) | 20 (33.3 %) | 23 (37.1 %) | 15 (25 %) | 24 (38.7 %) | 3.57 | 3.94 |
Control | 4 (4.9 %) | 5 (5.9 %) | 6 (7.3 %) | 6 (7.1 %) | 14 (17.1 %) | 11 (12.9 %) | 31 (37.8 %) | 32 (37.6 %) | 31 (36.5 %) | 42 (35.9 %) | 3.87 | 3.92 | |
3. “Health District staff are motivated in implementing changes for quality improvement” | Intervention | 7 (11.9 %) | 5 (8.2 %) | 4 (6.8 %) | 2 (3.3 %) | 15 (25.4 %) | 8 (13.1 %) | 19 (32.2 %) | 22 (36.1 %) | 14 (23.7 %) | 24 (39.3 %) | 3.49 | 3.95 |
Control | 2 (2.5 %) | 5 (6.1 %) | 10 (12.5 %) | 5 (6.1 %) | 16 (20 %) | 15 (18.3 %) | 30 (37.5 %) | 29 (35.4 %) | 22 (27.5 %) | 28 (34.1 %) | 3.75 | 3.85 | |
4. “Participation in public heath essential services quality improvement enhances multidisciplinary collaboration in my organization” | Intervention | 6 (10 %) | 3 (4.8 %) | 5 (8.3 %) | 3 (4.8 %) | 7 (11.7 %) | 4 (6.5 %) | 28 (46.7 %) | 21 (33.9 %) | 14 (23.3 %) | 31 (50 %) | 3.65 | 4.19 |
Control | 3 (3.7 %) | 5 (5.9 %) | 11 (13.6 %) | 10 (11.8 %) | 14 (17.3 %) | 14 (16.5 %) | 35 (43.2 %) | 34 (40 %) | 18 (22.2 %) | 22 (25.9 %) | 3.67 | 3.68 | |
5. “Public heath essential services quality improvement goals are readily measurable” | Intervention | 4 (6.7 %) | 3 (4.8 %) | 7 (11.7 %) | 5 (8.1 %) | 21 (35 %) | 9 (14.5 %) | 18 (30 %) | 31 (50 %) | 10 (16.7 %) | 14 (22.6 %) | 3.38 | 3.77 |
Control | 2 (2.5 %) | 3 (3.6 %) | 10 (12.5 %) | 11 (13.3 %) | 29 (36.3 %) | 23 (27.7 %) | 30 (37.5 %) | 36 (43.4 %) | 9 (11.3 %) | 10 (12 %) | 3.43 | 3.47 | |
6. “Our Health District staff work with County Health Department staff to use measurements to plan change” | Intervention | 6 (10 %) | 4 (6.5 %) | 8 (13.3 %) | 4 (6.5 %) | 17 (28.3 %) | 10 (16.1 %) | 19 (31.7 %) | 29 (46.8 %) | 10 (16.7 %) | 15 (24.2 %) | 3.32 | 3.76 |
Control | 3 (3.8 %) | 5 (6.1 %) | 13 (16.7 %) | 9 (11 %) | 14 (17.9 %) | 12 (14.6 %) | 30 (38.5 %) | 33 (40.2 %) | 18 (23.1 %) | 23 (28 %) | 3.60 | 3.73 | |
7. “Our Health District staff, working with the County Health Department staff, considers continuous QI part of the public health agency’s working process.” | Intervention | 5 (8.3 %) | 5 (8.1 %) | 8 (13.3 %) | 3 (4.8 %) | 16 (26.7 %) | 4 (6.5 %) | 16 (26.7 %) | 27 (43.5 %) | 15 (25 %) | 23 (37.1 %) | 3.47 | 3.97 |
Control | 3 (3.8 %) | 2 (2.4 %) | 9 (11.4 %) | 10 (11.9 %) | 14 (17.7 %) | 10 (11.9 %) | 32 (40.5 %) | 33 (39.3 %) | 21 (26.6 %) | 29 (34.5 %) | 3.75 | 3.92 | |
8. “Our Health District staff, working with the County Health Department staff, continues to aim for change” | Intervention | 6 (10.3 %) | 5 (8.2 %) | 4 (6.9 %) | 2 (3.3 %) | 15 (24.2 %) | 6 (9.8 %) | 22 (37.9 %) | 26 (42.6 %) | 11 (19 %) | 22 (36.1 %) | 3.48 | 3.95 |
Control | 4 (5 %) | 4 (4.8 %) | 5 (6.3 %) | 8 (6.9 %) | 15 (18.8 %) | 9 (10.7 %) | 36 (45 %) | 34 (40.5 %) | 20 (25 %) | 29 (34.5 %) | 3.79 | 3.90 | |
9. “Our Health District staff work with the County Health Department staff to track progress continuously” | Intervention | 6 (10.2 %) | 6 (9.7 %) | 6 (10.2 %) | 5 (8.1 %) | 19 (32.2 %) | 8 (12.9 %) | 19 (32.2 %) | 28 (45.2 %) | 9 (14.5 %) | 15 (24.2 %) | 3.32 | 3.66 |
Control | 5 (6.2 %) | 5 (6.1 %) | 6 (7.4 %) | 5 (6.1 %) | 15 (18.5 %) | 13 (15.9 %) | 34 (42 %) | 36 (43.9 %) | 21 (25.9 %) | 23 (28 %) | 3.74 | 3.82 | |
10. “Information, ideas, and suggestions are actively exchanged at quality improvement meetings” | Intervention | 6 (10 %) | 5 (8.1 %) | 8 (13.3 %) | 5 (8.1 %) | 12 (20 %) | 5 (8.1 %) | 20 (33.3 %) | 22 (35.5 %) | 14 (23.3 %) | 25 (40.3 %) | 3.47 | 3.92 |
Control | 7 (8.5 %) | 8 (9.4 %) | 10 (12.2 %) | 7 (8.2 %) | 26 (31.7 %) | 22 (25.9 %) | 29 (35.4 %) | 34 (40 %) | 10 (12.2 %) | 14 (16.5 %) | 3.30 | 3.46 | |