Lisen Schortz, Liz Mossop, Annika Bergström, C. Oxtoby
{"title":"The use of graphic displays and their influence on awareness and understanding of patient safety incidents: An exploratory study","authors":"Lisen Schortz, Liz Mossop, Annika Bergström, C. Oxtoby","doi":"10.1177/25160435241230130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25160435241230130","url":null,"abstract":"Medical incidents cause harm in both human and veterinary care. Repercussions are similar and reach far beyond the patient, negatively impacting the people close to the patient, healthcare professionals, and the healthcare organization. Whilst good practice is to capture events in incident reporting systems to facilitate learning, critics argue that there is too much focus on this process and too little focus on harnessing the benefits from the data. This exploratory study aimed to investigate how graphic display of data could influence awareness and understanding of patient safety risks. A dashboard graphically displaying incident data was created and a mixed methods approach was utilized to investigate how the dashboard influenced participants awareness and understanding of incidents. Quantitative pre-intervention and post-intervention survey data was integrated with semi-structured interview data through a pillar integration process. The survey response rates were 48% ( n = 77) and 46% ( n = 74), and 12 interviews were conducted. The four pillars: Emerging enlightenment, tools, behaviours and habits, language and education were identified. There was a difference in understanding of incident data between clinically and non-clinically trained participants. This novel study suggests that graphic displays of data may bring increased understanding of safety risks, trigger activity, and bridge conversations between clinically and non-clinically trained stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":508710,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management","volume":"53 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139837858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lisen Schortz, Liz Mossop, Annika Bergström, C. Oxtoby
{"title":"The use of graphic displays and their influence on awareness and understanding of patient safety incidents: An exploratory study","authors":"Lisen Schortz, Liz Mossop, Annika Bergström, C. Oxtoby","doi":"10.1177/25160435241230130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25160435241230130","url":null,"abstract":"Medical incidents cause harm in both human and veterinary care. Repercussions are similar and reach far beyond the patient, negatively impacting the people close to the patient, healthcare professionals, and the healthcare organization. Whilst good practice is to capture events in incident reporting systems to facilitate learning, critics argue that there is too much focus on this process and too little focus on harnessing the benefits from the data. This exploratory study aimed to investigate how graphic display of data could influence awareness and understanding of patient safety risks. A dashboard graphically displaying incident data was created and a mixed methods approach was utilized to investigate how the dashboard influenced participants awareness and understanding of incidents. Quantitative pre-intervention and post-intervention survey data was integrated with semi-structured interview data through a pillar integration process. The survey response rates were 48% ( n = 77) and 46% ( n = 74), and 12 interviews were conducted. The four pillars: Emerging enlightenment, tools, behaviours and habits, language and education were identified. There was a difference in understanding of incident data between clinically and non-clinically trained participants. This novel study suggests that graphic displays of data may bring increased understanding of safety risks, trigger activity, and bridge conversations between clinically and non-clinically trained stakeholders.","PeriodicalId":508710,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management","volume":"57 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139778207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Usability of home use medical technology: The patient perspective","authors":"A. Tase, Peter Buckle, M. Ni, George B. Hanna","doi":"10.1177/25160435241230143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25160435241230143","url":null,"abstract":"Technological advancements have increased the scope and range of home-use medical devices. These have allowed development of care at home. This requires appropriate understanding of patient's needs with regards to such devices for safe use of medical technology at home and minimise usability errors. This study sought to investigate patient experiences of usability and to identify future requirements for such devices A qualitative mixed methods study was chosen. The participants were asked to complete a survey which included both multiple-choice and free-text entry questions. Participant recruitment was through purposive and snowball sampling approaches. All participants were required to have direct experience in using a medical device. Data were thematically analysed. There were 360 responses by patients, parents and carers. 503 devices were used by these participants. 99.4% used their device(s) on a daily basis. The largest group of responders were from type 1 diabetic patients. Multiple usability challenges were reported with respect to training, device interoperability, development of workarounds and the device-user interfaces. Device acceptance and their costs were also raised as issues for concern. A list of usability challenges was compiled. Patients and other end users continue to experience multiple usability challenges in the use of medical devices at home despite guidance from regulatory bodies. Better post market studies are required to generate evidence to enable the improved design and safety of the device. This should be accompanied with an evaluation of improvements in patient satisfaction and their compliance with monitoring and treatment.","PeriodicalId":508710,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management","volume":"17 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139867245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Usability of home use medical technology: The patient perspective","authors":"A. Tase, Peter Buckle, M. Ni, George B. Hanna","doi":"10.1177/25160435241230143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/25160435241230143","url":null,"abstract":"Technological advancements have increased the scope and range of home-use medical devices. These have allowed development of care at home. This requires appropriate understanding of patient's needs with regards to such devices for safe use of medical technology at home and minimise usability errors. This study sought to investigate patient experiences of usability and to identify future requirements for such devices A qualitative mixed methods study was chosen. The participants were asked to complete a survey which included both multiple-choice and free-text entry questions. Participant recruitment was through purposive and snowball sampling approaches. All participants were required to have direct experience in using a medical device. Data were thematically analysed. There were 360 responses by patients, parents and carers. 503 devices were used by these participants. 99.4% used their device(s) on a daily basis. The largest group of responders were from type 1 diabetic patients. Multiple usability challenges were reported with respect to training, device interoperability, development of workarounds and the device-user interfaces. Device acceptance and their costs were also raised as issues for concern. A list of usability challenges was compiled. Patients and other end users continue to experience multiple usability challenges in the use of medical devices at home despite guidance from regulatory bodies. Better post market studies are required to generate evidence to enable the improved design and safety of the device. This should be accompanied with an evaluation of improvements in patient satisfaction and their compliance with monitoring and treatment.","PeriodicalId":508710,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Patient Safety and Risk Management","volume":"2014 33","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139807237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}