Developing and validating an instrument to assess non-hospital health centers' preparedness to provide initial emergency care: a study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Basic emergency management in urban and rural areas is a critical challenge. This paper presents the protocol for developing, validating and piloting an instrument to assess the preparedness of non-hospital health centres which deliver initial emergency care.

Methods and analysis

This study will be designed based on a sequential exploratory mixed method in two phases, in each of which there are three steps. In the first step of phase I, an extensive systematic review will be conducted. In the second step, through focus group discussions (FGDs), the experts' views on the definition of domains and items of the instrument will be compiled. In addition, semistructured interviews with the target group will be performed. Then, qualitative framework analysis will be pe

SUBMITTER: Amir Behghadami M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6661924 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature