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Identifying research priorities for patient safety in mental health: an international expert Delphi study.
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- A qualitative exploration of mental health service user and carer perspectives on safety issues in UK mental health services.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2020Article
- Prioritizing suicide prevention guideline recommendations in specialist mental healthcare: a Delphi study.BMC psychiatry · 2020Article
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- A cross-sectional survey of mental health service users', carers' and professionals' priorities for patient safety in the United Kingdom.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivePhysical healthcare has dominated the patient safety field; research in mental healthcare is not as extensive but findings from physical healthcare cannot be applied to mental healthcare because it delivers specialised care that faces unique challenges. Therefore, a clearer focus and recognition of patient safety in mental health as a distinct research area is still needed. The study aim is to identify future research priorities in the field of patient safety in mental health.
designSemistructured interviews were conducted with the experts to ascertain their views on research priorities in patient safety in mental health. A three-round online Delphi study was used to ascertain consensus on 117 research priority statements. SETTING AND
participantsAcademic and service user experts from the USA, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore were included.
main outcome measuresAgreement in research priorities on a five-point scale.
resultsSeventy-nine statements achieved consensus (>70%). Three out of the top six research priorities were patient driven; experts agreed that understanding the patient perspective on safety planning, on self-harm and on medication was important.
conclusionsThis is the first international Delphi study to identify research priorities in safety in the mental field as determined by expert academic and service user perspectives. A reasonable consensus was obtained from international perspectives on future research priorities in patient safety in mental health; however, the patient perspective on their mental healthcare is a priority. The research agenda for patient safety in mental health identified here should be informed by patient safety science more broadly and used to further establish this area as a priority in its own right. The safety of mental health patients must have parity with that of physical health patients to achieve this.
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