Milbank Q. 2007;85(1):93-138.

Planning and studying improvement in patient care: the use of theoretical perspectives.

Grol RP, Bosch MC, Hulscher ME, Eccles MP, Wensing M.

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Centre for Quality of Care Research, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. R.Grol@kwazo.umcn.nl

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A consistent finding in articles on quality improvement in health care is that change is difficult to achieve. According to the research literature, the majority of interventions are targeted at health care professionals. But success in achieving change may be influenced by factors other than those relating to individual professionals, and theories may help explain whether change is possible. This article argues for a more systematic use of theories in planning and evaluating quality-improvement interventions in clinical practice. It demonstrates how different theories can be used to generate testable hypotheses regarding factors that influence the implementation of change, and it shows how different theoretical assumptions lead to different quality-improvement strategies.

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