Jerzy Słowik, Elżbieta Grochowska-Niedworok, Izabela Maciejewska-Paszek, Marek Kardas, Ewa Niewiadomska, Magdalena Szostak-Trybuś, Maria Palka-Słowik, Tomasz Irzyniec
Nutritional Status Assessment in Children and Adolescents with Various Levels of Physical Activity in Aspect of Obesity
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quality improvement qi projects often employ statistical process control spc charts monitor process outcome measures part ongoing feedback inform successive plandostudyact cycles refine intervention formative evaluation spc charts also used draw inferences effectiveness generalisability improvement efforts summative evaluation appropriately designed meeting specific methodological requirements generalisability inadequate design decreases validity results reduces chance publication could also result patient harm wasted resources incorrect conclusions drawn paper aims bring together much written various tutorials suggest process using spc qi projects highlight four critical decision points often missed interrelated affect inferences drawn regarding effectiveness intervention 1 need stable baseline enable drawing inferences effectiveness 2 choice outcome measures assess effectiveness safety intervention fidelity 3 design features improve quality qi projects 4 choice spc analysis aligned type outcome reporting potential influence interventions secular trendsthese decision points explicitly reported readers interpret judge results seen supplementing standards quality improvement reporting excellence guidelines thinking advance formative summative evaluation inform deliberate choices strengthen evidence produced qi projects