Developing a Questionnaire Evaluating Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviors on Audit & Feedback among General Practitioners: A Mixed Methods Study.

Background: Audit and Feedback (A&F) is one of the most common strategies used to improve quality in healthcare. However, there is still lack of awareness regarding the enabling factors and barriers that could influence its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to develop a questionnaire to measure the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of general practitioners (GPs) regarding A&F.

[The effects of implementation of heart failure guidelines in the Pordenone province: analysis of the results following databases of the regional health guide system].

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of heart failure guideline implementation in the Pordenone province area, by using the regional health system databases.

Methods: We created the provincial registry of hospitalization for heart failure and we defined a set of indicators to assess the adequate use of the hospital facility, the correct use of diagnostic instruments, the appropriate use of medications, the in-hospital, 6-month and 1-year mortality rates.

Results: Up to December 31, 2002, 2977 subjects, living in the Pordenone province area, were hospitalized for heart failure (10.