@article { author = {Alfonso-Sanchez, Jose and Alfonso-Landete, Belen and Martinez-Martinez, Maria}, title = {Temporal Series Analysis on Avoidable Mortality for the Assessment of an Intervention Program in a Hospital}, journal = {Hospital Practices and Research}, volume = {2}, number = {1}, pages = {2-8}, year = {2017}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2476-390X}, eissn = {2476-3918}, doi = {10.15171/hpr.2017.02}, abstract = {Background: Avoidable mortality (AM) is one of the most important health indicators (HI) and represents the quality of care in a hospital.Objective: This study measured the efficacy of a training program for a hospital healthcare staff to reduce AM.Methods: This epidemiological study on community intervention analyzed time-series data on HI by semesters from 2008 to 2015. The pre-intervention phase was examined from January 2008 to December 2014; the intervention phase was investigated in the first semester of 2015; and the post-intervention phase was examined in the second semester of 2015.Results: Resindicate a series with a rising tendency until the 14th semester and a pronounced descent in the 16th semester. The relative variation rate (RVR) was -20% to +20% with some exceptions. HI was 0.53% in the 16th semester rather than the expected 0.70% observed in the pre-intervention phase; therefore, 0.17% additional deaths were avoided because of the training seminar.Conclusion: The positive results suggest that this strategy is an important element in decreasing avoidable deaths in hospitals.}, keywords = {Health Services,Quality of health care,Cause of Death}, url = {https://www.jhpr.ir/article_43347.html}, eprint = {https://www.jhpr.ir/article_43347_4bab3d2455aaebaceb01496c88263ceb.pdf} }