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Impact of working 48 hours per week on opportunities for training and patient contact: the experience of Irish interns
(Oxford University Press, 2015-09-29)
Objective. The European Working Time Regulations (EWTR) have been criticised for its
purported negative impact on the training of junior doctors. The aim of this study was to examine
the amount of time interns spent ...
A mixed-methods investigation of health professionals' perceptions of a physiological track and trigger system
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2015-10-09)
Background Physiological track and trigger systems (PTTSs) regulate the monitoring of patients vital signs and facilitate the detection and treatment of deteriorating patients. These systems are widely used although ...
Barriers and facilitators related to the implementation of a physiological track and trigger system: A systematic review of the qualitative evidence
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2017-11-21)
Purpose
To identify the barriers to, and facilitators of, the implementation of physiological track and trigger systems (PTTSs), perceived by healthcare workers, through a systematic review of the extant qualitative ...
A systematic review of interventions to foster physician resilience
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-02-21)
This review aimed to synthesise the literature describing interventions to improve resilience among physicians, to evaluate the quality of this research and to outline the type and efficacy of interventions implemented. ...
A systematic review of measurement tools for the proactive assessment of patient safety in general practice
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2017-04-04)
Background
Primary care physicians have reported a difficulty in understanding how best to measure and improve patient safety in their practices.
Objectives
The aims of the study were to identify measures of patient ...
A systematic review of patient complaints about general practice
(Oxford University Press (OUP), 2019-11-19)
Objective
This review aimed to synthesize the extant research on complaints in general practice.
Methods
Five electronic databases were searched: Medline, Web of Science, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Academic Search Complete. ...
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 ...