Trial reportBMJ (Clinical research ed.)2018
Patient safety after implementation of a coproduced family centered communication programme: multicenter before and after intervention study
Trial report in BMJ (Clinical research ed.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 93 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Bringing I-PASS to the Bedside: A Communication Bundle to Improve Patient Safety and Experience
The Patient and Family Centered I-PASS LISTEN Study: Language, Inclusion, Safety, and Teamwork for Equity Now
Who cites it
93 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 232 citations in OpenAlex.
- Use of structured handoff protocols for within-hospital unit transitions: a systematic review from Making Healthcare Safer IV.BMJ quality & safety · 2025Pooled it
- Parents' perceptions of patient safety in paediatric hospital care-A mixed-methods systematic review.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Pooled it
- Optimizing ward rounds: systematic review and meta-analysis of interventions to enhance patient safety.The British journal of surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Systematic review on the frequency and quality of reporting patient and public involvement in patient safety research.BMC health services research · 2024Pooled it
- Measurement and outcomes of co-production in health and social care: a systematic review of empirical studies.BMJ open · 2023Pooled it
- Using consumer engagement strategies to improve healthcare safety for young people: An exploration of the relevance and suitability of current approaches.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2022Pooled it
- Do patient engagement interventions work for all patients? A systematic review and realist synthesis of interventions to enhance patient safety.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Pooled it
- Systems approach to health service design, delivery and improvement: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2021Pooled it
- Prevalence, severity, and nature of preventable patient harm across medical care settings: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ (Clinical research ed.) · 2019Pooled it
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- Differential Impact of Virtual Family-Centered Rounds in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by Social Factors: A Post Hoc Subgroup Analysis.Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association · 2024Trial
- Assessing Interventions on Crowdsourcing Platforms to Nudge Patients for Engagement Behaviors in Primary Care Settings: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Trial
- Enhanced discharge counseling to reduce outpatient opioid use after cesarean delivery: a randomized clinical trial.American journal of obstetrics & gynecology MFM · 2021Trial
- Engaging Parents in Healthcare Interventions to Improve Paediatric Patient Safety: A Scoping Review.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- Using informal caregivers' experience data to inform quality improvement in healthcare settings: a mixed-methods systematic review.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Patient Safety Events Among Children Receiving Home Health Care.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Characterization of Communication-Related Safety Events in a Pediatric Quaternary Care Hospital.Journal of patient safety · 2026Article
- Virtual family-centred rounds support high-quality care in paediatric inpatients: A mixed-methods process evaluation.Paediatrics & child health · 2026Article
- How Digital Diaries Are Changing Communication and Recovery in the Intensive Care Unit and Beyond.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Implementing patient- and family-centered rounds training with direct-observation assessment for medical students in the United States: a prospective feasibility study.Journal of educational evaluation for health professions · 2026Article
33 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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44 authors at 17 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine whether medical errors, family experience, and communication processes improved after implementation of an intervention to standardize the structure of healthcare provider-family communication on family centered rounds.
designProspective, multicenter before and after intervention study.
settingPediatric inpatient units in seven North American hospitals, 17 December 2014 to 3 January 2017.
participantsAll patients admitted to study units (3106 admissions, 13171 patient days); 2148 parents or caregivers, 435 nurses, 203 medical students, and 586 residents.
interventionFamilies, nurses, and physicians coproduced an intervention to standardize healthcare provider-family communication on ward rounds ("family centered rounds"), which included structured, high reliability communication on bedside rounds emphasizing health literacy, family engagement, and bidirectional communication; structured, written real-time summaries of rounds; a formal training programme for healthcare providers; and strategies to support teamwork, implementation, and process improvement.
main outcome measuresMedical errors (primary outcome), including harmful errors (preventable adverse events) and non-harmful errors, modeled using Poisson regression and generalized estimating equations clustered by site; family experience; and communication processes (eg, family engagement on rounds). Errors were measured via an established systematic surveillance methodology including family safety reporting.
resultsThe overall rate of medical errors (per 1000 patient days) was unchanged (41.2 (95% confidence interval 31.2 to 54.5) pre-intervention
conclusionsAlthough overall errors were unchanged, harmful medical errors decreased and family experience and communication processes improved after implementation of a structured communication intervention for family centered rounds coproduced by families, nurses, and physicians. Family centered care processes may improve safety and quality of care without negatively impacting teaching or duration of rounds.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT02320175.
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