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Table 1 Expanded Donabedian’s quality care framework

From: Exploring how nurses assess, monitor and manage acute pain for adult critically ill patients in the emergency department: protocol for a mixed methods study

Antecedents

Structure

Process

Outcome

Environment

System characteristics

Provider characteristics

Patient characteristics

Technical style

Interpersonal style

Clinical end-points

Functional status

General well-being

Satisfaction with care

 Culture

 Social

 Political

 Personal

 Physical

 Health professions

Patient personal characteristics