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Key priority areas for patient safety improvement strategy in Libya: a protocol for a modified Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patient safety is a global public health problem. Estimates and size of the problem of patient safety in low-income and developing countries are scarce. A systems approach is needed for ensuring that patients are protected from harm while receiving care. The primary objective of this study will be to use a consensus-based approach to identify the key priority areas for patient safety improvement in Libya as a developing country.

Design

A modified Delphi study.

Methods and analysis

A three-phase modified Delphi study will be conducted using an anonymous web-based questionnaires. 15 international experts in the field of patient safety will be recruited to prioritise areas of patient safety that are vital to developing countries such as Libya. The participants will be given the opportunity to rank a list of elements on five criteria. The participants will also be asked to list five barriers that they believe hinder the implementation of patient safety systems. Descriptive statistics will be used to evaluate consensus agreement, including percentage agreement and coefficient of variation. Kendall's coefficient of concordance will be used to evaluate consensus across all participants.

Ethics and dissemination

Ethical approval has been granted from Imperial College Research Ethics Committee (ICREC: 16IC3598). The findings of the study will be published in a PhD thesis. A manuscript will also be prepared for publication in a high-impact peer-reviewed journal describing the Delphi process and the findings of the study.

SUBMITTER: Elmontsri M

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5734567 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Key priority areas for patient safety improvement strategy in Libya: a protocol for a modified Delphi study.

Elmontsri Mustafa M Banarsee Ricky R Majeed Azeem A

BMJ open 20170702 6

<h4>Introduction</h4>Patient safety is a global public health problem. Estimates and size of the problem of patient safety in low-income and developing countries are scarce. A systems approach is needed for ensuring that patients are protected from harm while receiving care. The primary objective of this study will be to use a consensus-based approach to identify the key priority areas for patient safety improvement in Libya as a developing country.<h4>Design</h4>A modified Delphi study.<h4>Meth ...[more]

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Key priority areas for patient safety improvement strategy in Libya: a protocol for a modified Delphi study.

Introduction

Design

Methods and analysis

Ethics and dissemination

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Key priority areas for patient safety improvement strategy in Libya: a protocol for a modified Delphi study.

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