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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedOttosen MJ, Engebretson JC, Etchegaray JM
Steps in developing a patient-centered measure of hospital design factors.
This research methodology column focuses on describing a four-step medical ethnography approach that can be used in developing patient-centered measures of interest to those studying built environments. The authors use this approach to illustrate how one might develop a measure that can be used to understand parent perceptions of the safety culture in neonatal intensive care units.
AHRQ-funded; HS022944.
Citation: Ottosen MJ, Engebretson JC, Etchegaray JM .
Steps in developing a patient-centered measure of hospital design factors.
HERD 2017 Jul;10(4):10-16. doi: 10.1177/1937586716685290.
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Keywords: Patient Safety, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Quality Measures, Research Methodologies
McAlearney AS, Hefner JL, Sieck CJ
Searching for Management Approaches To Reduce HAI Transmission (SMART): a study protocol.
Using a mixed-methods approach to evaluate the contribution of management factors to successful HAI-reduction efforts, this study aims to develop valid and reliable measures of structural management practices associated with the recommended central line-associated bloodstream infections Management Strategies for use as a survey (HAI Management Practice Guideline Survey) to support HAI-reduction efforts in both medical/surgical units and ICUs.
AHRQ-funded; HS024958.
Citation: McAlearney AS, Hefner JL, Sieck CJ .
Searching for Management Approaches To Reduce HAI Transmission (SMART): a study protocol.
Implement Sci 2017 Jun 28;12(1):82. doi: 10.1186/s13012-017-0610-z.
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Keywords: Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI), Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Patient Safety, Research Methodologies
Whicher D, Wu AW
Ethics review of survey research: a mandatory requirement for publication?
The authors provided guidance for journals to consider when making determinations about the necessity of ethical review for survey research projects. They stated that in situations where there is greater than minimal risk of informational or psychological harms, the survey research should have received institutional ethics oversight. They also specified that survey research projects that enroll vulnerable individuals with diminished autonomy should receive institutional ethics oversight.
AHRQ-funded; HS000029.
Citation: Whicher D, Wu AW .
Ethics review of survey research: a mandatory requirement for publication?
Patient 2015 Dec;8(6):477-82. doi: 10.1007/s40271-015-0141-0.
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Keywords: Evidence-Based Practice, Policy, Patient Safety, Research Methodologies