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An analysis of general practitioners’ perspectives on patient safety incidents using critical incident technique interviews
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-03-30)
Background
General practitioners report difficulty in knowing how to improve patient safety.
Objectives
To analyse general practitioners’ perspectives of contributing factors to patient safety incidents by collecting ...
Initial psychometric evaluation of a psychological resilience measure for physicians
(Taylor and Francis, 2019-10-20)
Measures of Psychological Resilience (PR) for use with physician populations are lacking. The objective of this study is to develop and assess the validity and internal consistency of a survey designed to measure the ...
The effect of operator position on the quality of chest compressions delivered in a simulated ambulance
(Cambridge University Press, 2019-12-09)
Background: Ambulances are where patient care is often initiated or maintained, but this setting poses safety risks for paramedics. Paramedics have found that in order to optimize patient care, they must compromise their ...
Irish policy-makers' perceptions of barriers and facilitators to hand hygiene compliance
(Irish Medical Organisation, 2019-04)
Introduction
Despite its’ role in infection prevention, hand hygiene (HH) compliance rates in healthcare
settings remain sub-optimal. Little research has examined policy-makers’ perceptions of
contributory barriers and ...
A mixed method, multiperspective evaluation of a near peer teaching programme
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2017-02-24)
Purpose of study Peer teaching (PT) has become increasingly popular. PT may offer benefits for students, tutors and institutions. Although resistance to PT has been identified among faculty, research has typically focused ...
A mixed methods evaluation of paediatric trainee preparedness to manage cardiopulmonary arrests
(Springer, 2017-09-21)
Paediatric cardiopulmonary arrest (CPA) survival rates are strongly linked to the training of the doctors responding to the event. This study sought to characterise the level of experience in managing CPAs among paediatric ...
A mixed-methods examination of the nature and frequency of medical error among junior doctors
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2019-07-24)
Abstract
Purpose of the study To examine junior doctors’ experience and perceptions of medical errors in which they had been involved.
Study design A mixed-methods design, consisting of an error survey and critical ...
The 100 most cited articles on healthcare simulation: a bibliometric review
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2018-06)
This article provides an overview and synthesis of the 100 most cited healthcare simulation publications to provide insight into the articles that have shaped current knowledge and practice. Searches of the Scopus and Web ...
Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in the ICU: A systematic review
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017-11)
Objectives:
To synthesize the literature describing interventions to improve hand hygiene in ICUs, to evaluate the quality of the extant research, and to outline the type, and efficacy, of interventions described.
Data ...
Psychometric evaluation of a measure of factors influencing hand hygiene behaviour to inform intervention
(Hospital Infection Society, 2019-02-12)
Background
Although the hand hygiene (HH) procedure is simple, the related behaviour is complex and is not readily understood, explained or changed. There is a need for practical tools to provide data that can guide ...