Improved utilization of waist-to-height ratio in cardiometabolic risk counselling in children: Application of DMAIC strategy.
Nidhi GuptaAida LteifAna CreoAnoop Mohamed IqbalSiobhan PittockPeter J TebbenJanet HansenMary HeyrmanRebecca SpeeLori Scanlan-HansonSeema KumarPublished in: Journal of evaluation in clinical practice (2018)
Application of an evidence-based DMAIC protocol led to significant improvement in assessment for central obesity in an ambulatory clinic practice and appropriate counselling regarding cardiometabolic risk reduction in children and adolescents with central obesity over an 8-month period. Meticulous planning and execution, frequent reinforcement, and integrating feedback from the involved multi-disciplinary team were important factors in successful implementation of this quality improvement project.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- patient safety
- primary care
- body mass index
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- high fat diet induced
- healthcare
- blood pressure
- randomized controlled trial
- hiv testing
- palliative care
- smoking cessation
- adipose tissue
- physical activity
- hepatitis c virus
- men who have sex with men