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A tool to measure the success of patient handling interventions across the European Union
conference contribution
posted on 2012-03-08, 13:57 authored by Michael FrayMichael Fray, Sue HignettSue HignettPatient handling intervention strategies are many and varied. The focus of
interventions has primarily been on the health, safety and welfare of care
givers. Data from 4 EU focus groups and 2 world-wide expert panels
were used to evaluate whether other types of outcomes were perceived as
having relative importance. Qualitative and quantitative analysis showed
that organisational and patient outcomes were also highly rated by the
participants. The data had good agreement between the 4 different EU
sources (Kendall’s Concordance significant at 0.005) and the 12 highest
rated measures were considered eligible for inclusion in further study. In
parallel, a wide ranging analysis of patient handling intervention literature
was considered to evaluate the qualities of each individual study. Using
the 12 most important outcomes from the initial study and the most
appropriate and accessible measurement tools from the literature analysis,
the Intervention Evaluation Tool (IET) is proposed. The IET is a single
set of measurements that can be used for evaluating all organisational and
individual patient handling interventions in healthcare.
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Citation
FRAY, M. and HIGNETT, S., 2010. A tool to measure the success of patient handling interventions across the European Union. IN: Anderson, Martin (ed.). Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2010: Proceedings of the International Conference on Contemporary Ergonomics and Human Factors 2010, April 2010, Keele University. London: Taylor and Francis, pp. 315-323Publisher
© Taylor and FrancisVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2010Notes
This is a conference paper.ISBN
9780415584463Language
- en