ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2018
Involving Patients and Families in the Analysis of Suicides, Suicide Attempts, and Other Sentinel Events in Mental Healthcare: A Qualitative Study in The Netherlands.
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- Patient, carer and family experiences of seeking redress and reconciliation following a life-changing event: Systematic review of qualitative evidence.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2023Pooled it
- What methods are used to promote patient and family involvement in healthcare regulation? A multiple case study across four countries.BMC health services research · 2020Pooled it
- Exploring a root cause analysis team's experience with involving patients and next of kin after a sentinel event.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Involving Service Users in Care Regulation: A Scoping Review of Empirical Literature.International journal of health policy and management · 2025Article
- Patient perspectives on adverse event investigations in health care.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Role of the regulator in enabling a just culture: a qualitative study in mental health and hospital care.BMJ open · 2022Article
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- Next of Kin Involvement in Regulatory Investigations of Adverse Events That Caused Patient Death: A Process Evaluation (Part I - The Next of Kin's Perspective).Journal of patient safety · 2021Article
- The patient died: What about involvement in the investigation process?International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2020Article
- Suicide Risk and Mental Disorders.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
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Abstract
Involving patients and families in mental healthcare is becoming more commonplace, but little is known about how they are involved in the aftermath of serious adverse events related to quality of care (sentinel events, including suicides). This study explores the role patients and families have in formal processes after sentinel events in Dutch mental healthcare. We analyzed the existing policies of 15 healthcare organizations and spoke with 35 stakeholders including patients, families, their counselors, the national regulator, and professionals. Respondents argue that involving patients and families is valuable to help deal with the event emotionally, provide additional information, and prevent escalation. Results indicate that involving patients and families is only described in sentinel event policies to a limited extent. In practice, involvement consists mostly of providing aftercare and sharing information about the event by providers. Complexities such as privacy concerns and involuntary admissions are said to hinder involvement. Respondents also emphasize that involvement should not be obligatory and stress the need for patients and families to be involved throughout the process of treatment. There is no one-size-fits-all strategy for involving patients and families after sentinel events. The first step seems to be early involvement during treatment process itself.
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