Patient experience surveys: reflections on rating a sacred trust.
Published in BMJ quality & safety
Effectiveness on hospital-acquired pressure ulcers prevention: a systematic review.
Published in International wound journal
The effective approach on pressure ulcer (PU) prevention regarding patient safety in the hospital context was evaluated. Studies were identified from searches in EBSCO host, PubMed, and WebofScience databases from 2009 up to December 2018. Studies were selected if they were published in English, French, Portuguese, or Spanish; incidence of PUs was ...
Evaluating the use of multiteam systems to manage the complexity of inpatient falls in rural hospitals.
Published in Health services research
To evaluate the implementation and outcomes of evidence-based fall-risk-reduction processes when those processes are implemented using a multiteam system (MTS) structure. Fall-risk-reduction process and outcome measures from 16 small rural hospitals participating in a research demonstration and dissemination study from August 2012 to July 2014. Pre...
Fallzahlen: Ungenutzte Potentiale für Qualitätstransparenz
Published in Public Health Forum
Im Vergleich zu den Daten des NHS fällt bei den Qualitätsberichten in Deutschland auf, dass diese schwer verständlich sind und kaum Angaben zur Versorgungsqualität und Patientensicherheit im gesamten Krankenhaus machen. Fallzahlen können zur Identifikation von Einrichtungen genutzt werden, in denen strukturell höhere Risiken bestehen, vor allem, we...
Patientensicherheit im Spannungsfeld von Risiko- und Qualitätsmanagement – Versuch einer Verortung
Published in Public Health Forum
Der Versuch, die Patientensicherheit im Verhältnis zum Risiko- und Qualitätsmanagement zu verorten, führt zur Sicherheitskultur. Die Umsetzung einer solchen Kultur der Transparenz und des Lernens erfordert ein neues Verständnis von Management, damit die Sicherheitsbedürfnisse aller Menschen in einer Organisation befriedigt werden: Von einem Klima s...
Dynamic Pocket Card for Implementing ISBAR in Shift Handover Communication.
Published in Studies in health technology and informatics
A risk factor for patient safety are communication failures among health professionals. Communication standards such as SBAR or ISBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation) aim at improving the exchange of information between health professionals by specifying a certain structure and content of information. However, those tools are not...
The role of patients in the delivery of safe care in hospital: Study protocol.
Published in Journal of advanced nursing
目的: 本文概述了一项旨在探讨患者在医院提供安全护理中的作用方面的研究方案。 设计: 定性的探索性研究。 方法: 研究伦理委员会于2018年10月批准了本研究。本研究将于2019年2月至4月进行,通过专题小组讨论和半结构式访谈的方式收集数据,并将包含大不里士各医院的患者和专业医疗人员。研究人员将采用描述性定性方法,并使用MAXQDA 10软件对数据进行管理和分析。 讨论: 在住院期间,患者在促进自身安全方面的作用不可低估。本研究的结果可用于支持制定切实可行的策略,解决医院的安全护理问题,并使患者及其照护者参与其中。.
Stakeholder perceptions of smart infusion pumps and drug library updates: A multisite, interdisciplinary study.
Results of a questionnaire-based study to evaluate smart infusion pump end users' perceptions and understanding of the drug library update process are reported. The Indianapolis Coalition for Patient Safety, Inc., in partnership with the Regenstrief Center for Healthcare Engineering, conducted a 33-item electronic, cross-sectional survey across 5 I...
Exposure to incivility hinders clinical performance in a simulated operative crisis.
Published in BMJ quality & safety
Effective communication is critical for patient safety. One potential threat to communication in the operating room is incivility. Although examined in other industries, little has been done to examine how incivility impacts the ability to deliver safe care in a crisis. We therefore sought to determine how incivility influenced anaesthesiology resi...
Can universal patient-held health booklets promote continuity of care and patient-centred care in low-resource countries...
Published in BMJ quality & safety
A system of clinical records accessible by both patients and their attending healthcare professionals facilitates continuity of care and patient-centred care, thereby improving clinical outcomes. The need for such a system has become greater as the proportion of patients with chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) requiring ongoing care increases...
