PDSA Cycle for Test Improvement of BMI (1)
Iteration: 1
Start Date: 06/21/2023
CYCLE OBJECTIVE
Test a Change
Improvement of BMI
PLAN
Part 2 of Plan
For Test reference p. 171 of
Improvement Guide for
Testing Checklist
End Date:
What do we want to learn from the cycle? Learning Questions:
1. What do we want to learn? Maintain or Increase More veggies diet
Prediction:
2. What do we want to learn? Maintain or Decrease BMI
Prediction:
Test Strategy: Improvement of BMI
What specific change(s) will be tested?
Following a healthy lifestyle helped in reduction of the blood sugar level.
What issues need to be addressed in the design? (list questions about things which are important to consider as you design the test –
include change concepts to consider)
Some of the population with high BMI observed a hike in their blood sugar level.
Size of Test ()
Degree of belief that change idea will lead to improvement:
Cost of failure:
Current commitment within organization:
How will the change be designed and pretested? Who will be involved?
How will the change be tested once there is a final design? (complete questions below)
What will be the wide range of conditions?
Who will instruct participants on how to run the test?
Where will the test be conducted?
When will the test be conducted?
How long will the test last?
Who will observe the test?
Test Strategy Forms & Files
Collect Data Plan (Required for all PDSA cycles):
Measurement
How will data be collected?
AimiHub
More veggies diet
AimiHub
Who will graph the data prior to Study?
Data Collection Forms & Files
For Test reference p. 171 of
Improvement Guide for
Testing Checklist
Where will it
be collected?
BMI
Do we need historical data? What is our historical data?
DO
When will
data be
collected?
Observations:
Surprises not part of the plan (*Nuisance variables)
Number of surprises
0
Did you need to modify the original plan?
No
If you needed to modify the original plan, what did you change?
Who will
collect data?
Raw Data Graphs & Files
Analysis of Data
STUDY
STUDY ALL LEARNING QUESTIONS IN THE PLAN
What do we want to learn?
For Test reference p. 171 of
Improvement Guide for
Testing Checklist
Prediction & Why
Result
What did we learn, un-learn and re-learn?
Maintain or Decrease BMI
Maintain or Increase More veggies diet
New Issues
Changes we can consider to eliminate issues
ACT
For Test reference p. 171 of
Improvement Guide for
Testing Checklist
Describe next PDSA Cycle; New Questions to Answer/Decisions made/Action to be taken (Next Steps on Sponsor Report)
Actions to take:
What action(s) will be taken based on the results?