Assessing the pertinence and usefulness of HIV and AIDS indicators for evaluating clinical care quality: Perspectives of health care professionals

Abstract

Following a systematic review of quality indicators employed in the evaluation of clinical care for individuals with HIV and AIDS, we  performed “an exploratory study” that aims to assess the clinical significance and practical applicability of these indicators from the  perspective of health care professionals (HCPs) specialising in HIV and AIDS care. Twenty-five HCPs filled out two questionnaires. From  the initial list of 88 quality indicators, 50 were identified as the most relevant and useful in HIV and AIDS clinical care. Analysis was  conducted on the individual indicators, and the outcomes were categorised into seven domains for clinical relevance and practical  usefulness. Health care professionals deemed the functional organisational structure and the therapy domain to have the most pertinent  and useful indicators among the seven different clinical domains, followed by the prevention domain.