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ArticleBMJ open2018

Development and piloting of a survey to estimate the frequency and nature of potentially harmful preventable problems in primary care from a UK patient's perspective.

Susan J Stocks, Ailsa Donnelly, Aneez Esmail, Joanne Beresford, Carolyn Gamble, Sarah Luty, Richard Deacon, Avril Danczak, Nicola Mann, David Townsend and 3 more

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Article in BMJ open, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Susan J StocksNIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Centre for Primary Care, Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6034-476X
Ailsa DonnellyResearch User Group (RUG) of the NIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Centre for Primary Care,Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Aneez EsmailNIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Centre for Primary Care, Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Joanne BeresfordResearch User Group (RUG) of the NIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Centre for Primary Care,Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Carolyn GambleResearch User Group (RUG) of the NIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Centre for Primary Care,Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Sarah LutyGeneral Practitioner NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Medical Directorate, NHS Education for Scotland, Glasgow, Scotland.
Richard DeaconSt Gabriels Medical Centre, Manchester, UK.
Avril DanczakCentral and South Manchester Specialty Training Programme for General Practice, Health Education England North West (HEENWE) Education and Research Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Manchester, UK.
Nicola MannResearch User Group (RUG) of the NIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Centre for Primary Care,Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
David TownsendResearch User Group (RUG) of the NIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Centre for Primary Care,Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
James AshleyWoodlands Dental Practice, Wirral, UK.
Paul BowieMedical Directorate, NHS Education for Scotland, Glasgow, UK.
Stephen M CampbellNIHR Greater Manchester Primary Care Patient Safety Translational Research Centre, Centre for Primary Care, Division of Population Health, Health Services Research and Primary Care, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK.
Manchester Academic Health Science Centre · GBNHS Education for Scotland · GBHealth Education England · GBWoodlands Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo design and pilot a survey to be used at the population level to estimate the frequency of patient-perceived potentially harmful preventable problems occurring in UK primary care. To explore the nature of the problems, patient-suggested strategies for prevention and opinions of clinicians and the public regarding the potential for harm.

designA survey was codesigned by three members of the public and one researcher and piloted through public and patient involvement and engagement networks.

settingSelf-selected sample of the UK population.

participants977 members of the public accessed the online survey during October and November 2015. PRIMARY OUTCOME MEASURES: Respondent feedback about the ease of completion of the survey, quality of responses in terms of review by clinicians and members of the public, preliminary estimates of the frequency and nature of patient-perceived potentially harmful problems occurring in the last 12 months.

results638 (65%) members of the public completed the survey and few respondents reported any difficulty in understanding or completing the survey. 132 (21%) respondents reported experiencing a potentially harmful preventable problem during the past 12 months and 108 (82%) of these respondents provided a description that was adequate for at least one clinician to form an opinion about the potentially harmful problem. Respondents were older than the UK generally, more likely to work or volunteer in the healthcare sector and tended to use primary care more frequently but their confidence and trust in their own general practitioner (GP) was similar to that of the UK population as measured by the annual English GP patient survey.

conclusionsThe survey was acceptable to patients and mostly provided data of sufficient quality for review by clinicians and members of the public. It is now ready to use at a population level to estimate the frequency and nature of potentially harmful preventable problems in primary care from a patient's perspective.

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Patient ParticipationPrimary Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMedical ErrorsMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPhysician-Patient RelationsUnited KingdomYoung Adultprimary Carequality in health care

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PMID29431124
PMCPMC5829776
OpenAlexW2767680553

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