QUALIMAMA: an assessment tool for mammography services quality

Authors

  • Mariane Oliveira Costa Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz
  • Agnes Fonseca Fausto Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz
  • Fermin Garcia Velasco Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz
  • Tania Aparecida Furquim UERJ
  • Anderson William Mol Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz
  • Francisco Martinez Luzardo Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2016.079901

Keywords:

quality control, mamography, indicators system

Abstract

The objective of this research was to develop and validate a system of indicators to audit the overall quality of mammography services that includes the factors related to the image, dose and environment settings, applying it for the characterization of these services in two cities of southern Bahia-Brazil. It was proposed a new quality indicator system for mammography called QUALIMAMA, based in the main current regulatory documents: the guides of the International Atomic Energy Agency- IAEA (2009 and 2011), the European Guide (2006), the Ordinances MS 453/98, MS 2898/2013 and 306 RDC/ANVISA. The QUALIMAMA was applied to evaluate 5 clinics in the micro region of Ilhéus-Itabuna, pointing precisely insufficiencies in these services, which may be impacting on the incidence rates of breast cancer in the region, and will serve as a basis for the improvement of mammography services in the assessed clinics. We compared the results obtained in the application of the proposed system with the assessments carried out based on the main regulatory documents prevailing in the world. The system showed a high level of integration of indicators, allowing a more complete picture of the quality in its various dimensions.

Author Biographies

Mariane Oliveira Costa, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Mestre em Desenvolvimento Regional e Meio Ambiente. Enfermeira.

Agnes Fonseca Fausto, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Dra em Física. Professora Adjunta Departamento de Ciencias Exatas e Tecnologicas 

area de Física Médica

Fermin Garcia Velasco, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Dr em Física. Professor Pleno Departamento de Ciencias Exatas e Tecnologicas 

area de Física Médica

Tania Aparecida Furquim, UERJ

Dra em Fisica Médica.

Anderson William Mol, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Dr em Física. Professor Titular Departamento de Ciencias Exatas e Tecnologicas 

area de Física Médica

Francisco Martinez Luzardo, Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz

Dr em Quimica. Professor Titular Departamento de Ciencias Exatas e Tecnologicas 

area quimica ambiental

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Published

2016-07-20

How to Cite

Costa, M. O., Fausto, A. F., Velasco, F. G., Furquim, T. A., Mol, A. W., & Luzardo, F. M. (2016). QUALIMAMA: an assessment tool for mammography services quality. Scientia Plena, 12(7). https://doi.org/10.14808/sci.plena.2016.079901

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Vol. 12 No. 7 (2016): July/Julho 2016

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