| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Expert Consensus |
| Article Title |
Quality standards for celiac disease comprehensive care units: A Spanish multidisciplinary consensus integrating professional expertise and patient perspectives
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| Manuscript Source |
Unsolicited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Concepción Núñez, Diego Casas-Deza, Marta Molero-Luis, Eduardo Arranz, Cristian Costas-Batlle, Pilar García-Iglesias, Enriqueta Roman-Riechmann, Federico Argüelles-Arias, Francisco Barro, David Bernardo, Pablo Cañamares-Orbis, Gemma Castillejo, Paula Crespo-Escobar, Roberto Espina, Maria Esteve, Sergio Farrais, María Jesús Fernández-Aceñero, Sonia Fernández-Fernández, Luis Fernández-Salazar, Ricardo Fueyo-Díaz, Helena González, Tamara Parra, Ángeles Pizarro, Isabel Polanco, Carmen Ribes-Koninckx, Garbiñe Roy, Santos Santolaria, Edurne Simón, Carolina Sousa, Santiago Vivas and Miguel Montoro |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
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| Corresponding Author |
Concepción Núñez, Principal Investigator, Laboratorio de Investigación en Genética de Enfermedades Complejas, Health Research Institute of the Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), C/Profesor Martín Lagos s/n, 28040 Madrid, Madrid 28040, Spain, Spain. mariaconcepcion.nunez@salud.madrid.org |
| Key Words |
Celiac disease; Comprehensive care units; Delphi consensus; Multidisciplinary management; Patient-centered care; Quality standards |
| Core Tip |
The Spanish Society for Celiac Disease, with major gastroenterology societies and patient representatives, establishes the first standardized quality standards for comprehensive care units for celiac disease in Spain. Through a multidisciplinary Delphi process, 18 structural, 16 process, and 5 scientific-educational standards were defined, achieving very high agreement (mean coefficient of variation: 9.1%). This consensus addresses variability in clinical practice and organizational models, ensuring equitable access to expertise, patient education, and structured follow-up. As an evidence-based and patient-centered approach, it promotes the harmonization of clinical care and continuous quality improvement, providing a robust model adaptable to international healthcare systems. |
| Citation |
Núñez C, Casas-Deza D, Molero-Luis M, Arranz E, Costas-Batlle C, García-Iglesias P, Roman-Riechmann E, Argüelles-Arias F, Barro F, Bernardo D, Cañamares-Orbis P, Castillejo G, Crespo-Escobar P, Espina R, Esteve M, Farrais S, Fernández-Aceñero MJ, Fernández-Fernández S, Fernández-Salazar L, Fueyo-Díaz R, González H, Parra T, Pizarro Á, Polanco I, Ribes-Koninckx C, Roy G, Santolaria S, Simón E, Sousa C, Vivas S, Montoro M. Quality standards for celiac disease comprehensive care units: A Spanish multidisciplinary consensus integrating professional expertise and patient perspectives. World J Gastroenterol 2026; In press |
