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Table 2 Overview of reporting excellence according to the SQUIRE guidelines

From: The impact of redesigning care processes on quality of care: a systematic review

Reference

Introduction

Methods

Results

Conclusion & discussion

Total # SQUIRE components mentioned

Intervention

Methods of evaluation

Analysis

Setting

Changes in process

1. Pennell, et al. (2005)

Describes 4/5 components (background knowledge; local problem; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 3/10 components (indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; study design for measuring its impact; explains how method was applied)

Describes 2/5 components (instruments to measure effectiveness of implementation, primary and secondary outcomes)

Describes 1/4 components (details of qualitative and quantitative methods)

Describes 2/4 components (documents degree of success in implementation; describes how and why the initial plan evolved)

Describes 4/5 components (presents data on changes observed in the care delivery process; presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome; considers benefits, harms, unexpected results, problems, failures;

presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes)

Describes 3/5 components (summary, interpretations, conclusions)

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2. King, Ben-Tovim, Bassham (2006)

Describes 3/5 components (local problem; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 4/10 components (setting, intervention and components /parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention, implementation plan)

Describes 1/5 components (primary and secondary outcomes)

Describes 2/4 components (details of qualitative and quantitative methods;

aligns unit of analysis with the intervention)

Describes 3/4 components (relevant elements of setting or settings; explains the actual course of the intervention; describes how and why the initial plan evolved)

Describes 3/5 components (presents data on changes observed in the care delivery process; presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome; presents evidence on strength of association between intervention and changes)

Describes 3/5 components (summary; limitations; conclusions)

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3. Raab, Andrew-JaJa, Condel, et al.(2006)

Describes 3/5 components (background knowledge; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 5/10 components (setting; intervention and components/ parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; study design for measuring impact intervention; explains how method was applied)

Describes 1/5 components (methods used to assure data quality and adequacy)

Describes 3/4 components (details of qualitative and quantitative methods; specifies degree of expected variability; describes analytic method used to demonstrate effects of time)

Describes 2/4 components (explains the actual course of the intervention; documents degree of success in implementation)

Describes 2/5 components (considers benefits, harms, unexpected results, problems, failures; presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes)

Describes 3/5 components (relation to other evidence, limitations, interpretations)

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4. Raab, et al. (2006)

Describes 3/5 components (background knowledge; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 6/10 components (setting; intervention and components/ parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; expected change mechanisms; study design for measuring impact intervention; explains how method was applied)

Describes 0/5 components

Describes 1/4 components (describes analytic method used to demonstrate effects of time)

Describes 0/4 components

Describes 1/5 components (presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes)

Describes 4/5 components (relation to other evidence; limitations; interpretations; conclusions)

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5. Shannon, et al. (2006)

Describes 3/5 components (background knowledge; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 4/10 components (ethical issues; setting; intervention and components/ parts; Implementation plan)

Describes 1/5 components (primary and secondary outcomes)

Describes 2/4 components (aligns unit of analysis with the intervention; describes analytic method used to demonstrate effects of time)

Describes 2/4 components (explains the actual course of the intervention; documents degree of success in implementation)

Describes 4/5 components (presents data on changes observed in the care delivery process;

presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome;

considers benefits, harms, unexpected results, problems, failures; presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes)

Describes 4/5 components (summary; relation to other evidence; limitations; interpretations)

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6. Kelly, Bryant, Cox et al. (2007)

Describes 4/5 components (background knowledge; local problem; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 5/10 components (setting; intervention and components/parts; implementation plan; study design for measuring impact intervention; explains how method was applied)

Describes 3/5 components (instruments to measure effectiveness of implementation; contribution of components of intervention to effectiveness; primary and secondary outcomes)

Describes 1/4 components (aligns unit of analysis with the intervention)

Describes 2/4 components (explains the actual course of the intervention;

documents degree of success in implementation)

Describes 2/5 components (presents data on changes observed in care delivery process; includes summary of missing data)

Describes 5/5 components (summary; relation to other evidence; limitations; interpretations; conclusions)

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7. Kim, et al. (2007)

Describes 4/5 components (background knowledge; local problem; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 5/10 components (ethical issues; setting; intervention and components/ parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; study design for measuring impact intervention; explains how method was applied; internal and external validity)

Describes 2/5 components (instruments to measure effectiveness of implementation; contribution of components of intervention to effectiveness)

Describes 1/4 components (aligns unit of analysis with the intervention)

Describes 2/4 components (explains the actual course of the intervention; documents degree of success in implementation)

Describes 2/5 components (presents data on changes observed in care delivery process; includes summary of missing data)

Describes 4/5 components (summary; relation to other evidence; limitations; interpretations)

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8. Raab, Grzybicki, Condel, et al. (2007)

Describes 3/5 components (background knowledge; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 6/10 components (setting; intervention and components/parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; implementation plan; study design for measuring impact intervention; explains how method was applied)

Describes 1/5 components (instruments to measure effectiveness of implementation)

Describes 1/4 components (describes analytic method used to demonstrate effects of time)

Describes 1/4 components (documents degree of success in implementation)

Describes 2/5 components (presents data on changes observed in care delivery process; considers benefits, harms, unexpected results, problems, failures)

Describes 3/5 components (summary; limitations; interpretations)

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9. Shendell-Falik, Feinson, Mohr (2007)

Describes 4/5 components (background knowledge,; local problem; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 4/10 components (setting; intervention; components/parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; expected change mechanisms)

Describes 3/5 components (instruments to measure effectiveness of implementation; contribution of components of intervention to effectiveness; primary and secondary outcomes)

Describes 0/4 components

Describes 4/4 components (relevant elements of setting or settings; explains the actual course of the intervention; documents degree of success in implementation;

describes how and why the initial plan evolved)

Describes 3/5 components (presents data on changes observed in the care delivery process; presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome; presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes)

Describes 2/5 components (summary; conclusions)

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10. Wood, Brennan, Chaudhry, et al. (2008)

Describes 3/5 components (background knowledge; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 2/10 components (setting; intervention and components/parts)

Describes 1/5 components (primary and secondary outcomes)

Describes 0/4 components

Describes 1/4 components (actual course of the intervention)

Describes 1/5 components (evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes)

Describes 3/5 components (summary; relation to other evidence; conclusions)

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11. Reid, et al. (2009)

Describes 4/5 components (background knowledge; local problem; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 7/10 components (ethical issues; setting; intervention and components/parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; study design for measuring impact of intervention; explains how method was applied; internal and external validity)

Describes 3/5 components (instruments to measure effectiveness of implementation; primary and secondary outcomes; methods used to assure data quality and adequacy)

Describes 3/4 components (details of qualitative and quantitative methods; aligns unit of analysis with the intervention; describes analytic method used to demonstrate effects of time)

Describes 0/4 components

Describes 3/5 components (presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome; presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes; includes summary of missing data)

Describes 5/5 components (summary; relation to other evidence; limitations; interpretations; conclusions)

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12. Auerbach, et al. (2010)

Describes 3/5 components (background knowledge; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 8/10 components (setting; intervention and components/parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; implementation plan; plan for assessment of implementation; study design for measuring impact of intervention; explains how method was applied; internal and external validity)

Describes 2/5 components (instruments to measure effectiveness of implementation; primary and secondary outcomes)

Describes 3/4 components (details of qualitative and quantitative methods; aligns unit of analysis with the intervention; describes analytic method used to demonstrate effects of time)

Describes 2/4 components (relevant elements of setting or settings; documents degree of success in implementation)

Describes 5/5 components (presents data on changes observed in the care delivery process; presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome;

considers benefits, harms, unexpected results, problems, failures;

presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes; includes summary of missing data)

Describes 4/5 components (summary; relation to other evidence; limitations; interpretations)

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13. Ravikumar, et al. (2010)

Describes 3/5 components (background knowledge; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 7/10 components (setting; intervention and components/parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; implementation plan; study design for measuring impact of intervention; explains how method was applied; internal and external validity)

Describes 1/5 components (primary and secondary outcomes)

Describes 3/4 components (details of qualitative and quantitative methods; aligns unit of analysis with the intervention; describes analytic method used to demonstrate effects of time)

Describes 4/4 components (relevant elements of setting or settings; explains the actual course of the intervention; documents degree of success in implementation; describes how and why the initial plan evolved)

Describes 3/5 components (presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome; considers benefits, harms, unexpected results, problems, failures; presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes)

Describes 4/5 components (relation to other evidence; limitations; interpretations; conclusions)

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14. Hwang, Lee, Shin (2011)

Describes 4/5 components (background knowledge; local problem; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 4/10 components, (setting; intervention and components parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; study design for measuring intervention)

Describes 2/5 components (primary and secondary outcomes; methods used to assure data quality and adequacy)

Describes 0/4 components

Describes 0/4 components

Describes 3/5 components (data on changes observed in the care delivery process; data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome;

considers benefits, harms, unexpected results, problems, failures)

Describes 5/5 components (summary; relation to other evidence; limitations; interpretations; conclusions)

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15. Collar, et al. (2012)

Describes 1/5 components (intended aim)

Describes 6/10 components (intervention and components/parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; implementation plan; study design for measuring impact of intervention; explains how method was applied; internal and external validity)

Describes 2/5 components (primary and secondary outcomes; reports validity and reliability of instruments)

Describes 2/4 components (details of qualitative and quantitative methods; aligns unit of analysis with the intervention)

Describes 0/5 components

Describes 4/5 components (presents data on changes observed in the care delivery process;

presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome;

considers benefits, harms, unexpected results, problems, failures;

presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes)

Describes 4/5 components (relation to other evidence; limitations; interpretations; conclusions)

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16. Krening, Rehling-Anthony, Garko (2012)

Describes 4/5 components (background knowledge; local problem; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 5/10 components (setting; intervention and components/parts;

indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; implementation plan; expected change mechanisms)

Describes 3/5 components (instruments to measure effectiveness of implementation; primary and secondary outcomes; explains methods used to assure data quality and adequacy)

Describes 0/4 components

Describes 4/4 components (relevant elements of setting or settings;

explains the actual course of the intervention; documents degree of success in implementation; describes how and why the initial plan evolved)

Describes 4/5 components (presents data on changes observed in the care delivery process; presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome; considers benefits, harms, unexpected results, problems, failures; presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes)

Describes 4/5 components summary; limitations; interpretations; conclusions)

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17. Murray, Christen, Marsh, et al.(2012)

Describes 4/5 components (background knowledge; local problem; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 6/10 components (setting; intervention and components/parts; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; implementation plan; expected change mechanisms; internal and external validity)

Describes 3/5 components (instruments to measure effectiveness of implementation; primary and secondary outcomes; methods used to assure data quality and adequacy)

Describes 2/4 components (details of qualitative and quantitative methods; aligns unit of analysis with the intervention)

Describes 2/4 components (relevant elements of setting or settings; describes how and why the initial plan evolved)

Describes 4/5 components (presents data on changes observed in the care delivery process;

presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome; presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes; includes summary of missing data)

Describes 5/5 components (summary; relation to other evidence; limitations; interpretations; conclusions)

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18. Liss, et al. (2013)

Describes 4/5 components (background knowledge; local problem; intended aim; and who, what and why of intervention)

Describes 4/10 components, (setting; indicated main factors contributing to choice of intervention; study design for measuring intervention; internal and external validity)

Describes 3/5 components (primary and secondary outcomes; validity and reliability of instruments; explains methods used to assure data quality and adequacy)

Describes 1/4 components (details of qualitative and quantitative methods)

Describes 1/4 components (characterizes relevant elements of setting or settings)

Describes 2/5 components (presents data on changes observed in measures of patient outcome; presents evidence regarding strength of association between intervention and changes)

Describes 5/5 components (summary; relation to other evidence; limitations; interpretations; conclusions)

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