Table 2 Information on QIs with differentiation among German S3-CPGs
German S3-CPG | German S3-CPG (n = 18) | International CPG (n = 25) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scientific medical societies (n = 7) | NDMG (n = 3) | GGPO (n = 8) | |||
Categorization of QI into structure (S), process (P), or outcome (O) indicator (according to own assignment) | |||||
S(n)/P(n)/O(n) | 10/48/5 | 0/14/0 | 0/61/14 | 10/123/19 | 3/133/30 |
Intended purpose of QI is reported | |||||
Yes (n) | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 |
No (n) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
Rationale for QI is reported | |||||
Yes (n) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
No (n) | 6 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 |
QI is presented as ratio/proportion | |||||
n/N | 40/63 | 14/14 | 75/75 | 129/152 (85%) | 139/166 (84%) |
QI is based explicitly on one or more recommendations | |||||
n/N of that at least one strong recommendation/statement | 53/63 45% | 14/14 100% | 69/75 97% | 136/152 (89%) 77% | 82/166 (49%) 93% |
Measurement properties are reported | |||||
n/N | 0/63 | 0/14 | 0/75 | 0/152 | 0/166 |
Quality objectives are reported | |||||
n/N | 7/63 | 7/14 | 25/75 | 39/152 (26%) | 39/166 (23%) |