Assessment of Patient Safety in a Low-Resource Health Care System: Proposal for a Multimethod Study.

Autor:	Haque G; Center for Patient Safety, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Asif F; Center for Patient Safety, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Ahmed FA; Center for Patient Safety, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Ayub F; Center for Patient Safety, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Syed SUH; Center for Patient Safety, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Pradhan NA; Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Hameed M; Department of Anesthesiology, Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan., Siddiqui MMU; Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Mahmood S; Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Zaidi T; Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Siddiqi S; Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan., Latif A; Center for Patient Safety, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.; Department of Anesthesiology, Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	JMIR research protocols [JMIR Res Protoc] 2024 Mar 27; Vol. 13, pp. e50532. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 27.
DOI:	10.2196/50532
Abstrakt:	Background: The high prevalence of adverse events (AEs) globally in health care delivery has led to the establishment of many guidelines to enhance patient safety. However, patient safety is a relatively nascent concept in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where health systems are already overburdened and underresourced. This is why it is imperative to study the nuances of patient safety from a local perspective to advocate for the judicious use of scarce public health resources. Objective: This study aims to assess the status of patient safety in a health care system within a low-resource setting, using a multipronged, multimethod approach of standardized methodologies adapted to the local setting. Methods: We propose purposive sampling to include a representative mix of public and private, rural and urban, and tertiary and secondary care hospitals, preferably those ascribed to the same hospital quality standards. Six different approaches will be considered at these hospitals including (1) focus group discussions on the status quo of patient safety, (2) Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, (3) Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems, (4) estimation of incidence of AEs identified by patients, (5) estimation of incidence of AEs via medical record review, and (6) assessment against the World Health Organization's Patient Safety Friendly Hospital Framework via thorough reviews of existing hospital protocols and in-person surveys of the facility. Results: The abovementioned studies collectively are expected to yield significant quantifiable information on patient safety conditions in a wide range of hospitals operating within LMICs. Conclusions: A multidimensional approach is imperative to holistically assess the patient safety situation, especially in LMICs. Our low-budget, non-resource-intensive research proposal can serve as a benchmark to conduct similar studies in other health care settings within LMICs. International Registered Report Identifier (irrid): PRR1-10.2196/50532. (©Ghazal Haque, Fozia Asif, Fasih Ali Ahmed, Farwa Ayub, Sabih ul Hassan Syed, Nousheen Akber Pradhan, Malika Hameed, Muhammad Muneeb Ullah Siddiqui, Shafaq Mahmood, Tahani Zaidi, Sameen Siddiqi, Asad Latif. Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (https://www.researchprotocols.org), 27.03.2024.)
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