Citation
Groene, Oliver; Sunol, Rosa; DUQuE Project Consortium [; Caroline Thompson A.,; & member] (2014). The Investigators Reflect: What We Have Learned from the Deepening Our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe (Duque) Study. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 26(Suppl. 1), 2-4. PMCID: PMC4001690Abstract
In 2009, we launched Deepening our Understanding of Quality Improvement in Europe (DUQuE), an ambitious study on the effectiveness of quality improvement systems of hospitals in eight European countries. We believe this to be the most comprehensive and detailed study of quality improvement systems to date in terms of the a priori development of a coherent theory to guide the measurement and analytical strategy, the diverse countries involved and the range of standardized data collected (including surveys, chart reviews, administrative data and organizational audit). The papers published in this supplement describe the key findings of the project so far. Here we discuss the overarching lessons emerging from the study.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzu024Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2014Journal Title
International Journal for Quality in Health CareAuthor(s)
Groene, OliverSunol, Rosa
DUQuE Project Consortium [
Caroline Thompson A.,
member]