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Table 4 Distribution of CQI elements

From: A systematic review of approaches to improve practice, detection and treatment of unhealthy alcohol use in primary health care: a role for continuous quality improvement

Element (i) Data-guided

Element (ii) Local tailoring

Element (iii) Iterative process

Number of reports (N = 56)

–

–

–

34

–

–

Y

1

–

Y

–

6

–

Y

Y

1

Y

Y

–

1

Y

Y

Y

12

  1. (i) Using ‘systematic data guided activities’ to identify problems and achieve improvement; (ii) ‘designing with local conditions in mind’ i.e. adapting and or designing strategies to fit the special characteristics of the local setting; (iii) using an ‘iterative development and testing process’