Korean J Occup Environ Med.  2010 Sep;22(3):210-220.

Development of Quality Assessment Domain and its Priority in Korea's Occupational Health Services: A Special Health Examination

• Chae Y
• Roh S
• Jung S

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to develop a quality assessment domain and to determine its priority in Korea's Occupational Health Services.
METHODS
We designed the study in a 3 phase approach. The first phase of the process encompasses making a list of measures for quality assessments by a thorough review of the literature. The second phase emcompassed the development of inclusion and priority criteria. The third phase of survey development was conducted during August 2008 and a questionnaire was administered to occupational health physicians covering 58 subjects.
RESULTS
Finally we investigated 40 quality assessment measures, including 2 for structural domain, 17 for process domain, 21 for result domain in occupational health service. The 40 quality assessment measures divided into 2 parts. The early quality assessment part was 14 measures that including 8 measures for process domains and 5 measures for result domains.
CONCLUSION
We investigate a quality assessment domain and determined the priorities of the occupational health service in Korea.

Keyword

Quality assessment; Occupational health service; Decision of priority

MeSH Terms

Humans
Korea
Occupational Health
Occupational Health Physicians
Occupational Health Services
Questionnaires