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Developing an Intervention to Reduce Harm in Hospitalized Patients: Patients and Families in Research.
Journal of nursing care quality
  • Elizabeth Schenk, Providence St. Patrick Hospital
  • Ruth A Bryant
  • Catherine R Van Son
  • Tamara Odom-Maryon
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1-2019
Keywords
  • Community-Based Participatory Research,
  • Family,
  • Focus Groups,
  • Harm Reduction,
  • Hospitalization,
  • Humans,
  • Patient Safety,
  • Patients,
  • Qualitative Research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patient safety-focused research may be strengthened by the inclusion of patients and family members in research design; yet, published methodologies for doing so are scarce.

PURPOSE: This study engaged patients and families in research design of an intervention to increase patient/family engagement, with reduction of harm in hospitalized patients.

METHODS: The study design team convened a Patient Safety Advisory Panel to explore potential testable interventions to increase patient/family engagement with safety. They explored the preferred intervention, Speak Up-My Advocate for Patient Safety (MAPS), through multistakeholder focus groups.

RESULTS: Participants emphasized the importance of including patient/family when designing interventions. Regarding the Speak Up-MAPS intervention, perceptions from stakeholders were mixed, including the value and potential complexity, role confusion, and cost of the proposed advocate role.

CONCLUSION: Intentional inclusion of the patient/family in research is important and practical. Both strengths and challenges of the proposed intervention were identified, indicating the need for further study.

Specialty
Nursing
Citation Information
Elizabeth Schenk, Ruth A Bryant, Catherine R Van Son and Tamara Odom-Maryon. "Developing an Intervention to Reduce Harm in Hospitalized Patients: Patients and Families in Research." Journal of nursing care quality (2019)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/elizabeth-schenk/99/