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Table 7 Variables of the two success-domains and the proportion of evaluated projects scoring on the positive side of the scale (4 & 5 on a scale from 1 to 5) to each variable

From: Domains associated with successful quality improvement in healthcare – a nationwide case study

Proportion of projects scoring on the positive side of the scale (score 4 and 5) to each of the variables of the success factors

Domain I: Measurement & Guidance

Successful

n = 54

Comparator

n = 78

Q7: Someone in the improvement team enjoyed working with measurement

87

56

Q10: We got hold on our coach when needed between the Learning sessions (LS)

74

57

Q11: Is the availability of the coach between the LS of any importance to make successful improvements?

83

54

Q12: We had good guidance and help with measurements

81

50

Q13: Is good guidance and help with measurements of any importance to succeed with the improvement work?

59

73

Q18: The improvement team learned SPC

77

46

Q19: Is the measure method SPC of any importance to succeed with improvement efforts?

76

57

Q20: The control-charts were easy to communicate to our peers in the site.

78

51

Q21: Is it of any importance for successful changes that the control-charts are easy to communicate to the peers in the site?

67

53

Domain III Professional environment

Successful

n = 54

Comparator

n = 78

Q16: We based the improvement efforts on patient-focused aims

94

91

Q17: Are patient-focused aims of any importance to engage the healthcare professionals in the improvement efforts? (No negative scores found)

94

90

Q1: Referring to the senior expert team made our change ideas more feasible to the peers in the site

75

76

Q6: The project was well grounded in the professional environment

74

67

Q5: We organized the improvement efforts well in spite of the difficult resource situation (time and personnel)

83

83

Q22: We presented measurements continually to maintain motivation.

83

71

Q23: Is it of any importance to present measurements continually maintain motivation?

74

72