RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A national e-Delphi towards the measurement of safe medication practices in Portuguese hospitals
JF European Journal of Hospital Pharmacy
JO Eur J Hosp Pharm
FD British Medical Journal Publishing Group
SP 103
OP 106
DO 10.1136/ejhpharm-2016-000955
VO 25
IS 2
A1 Mara Pereira Guerreiro
A1 Madalena Plácido
A1 Carla Teixeira Barros
A1 Anabela Coelho
A1 Anabela Graça
A1 Maria João Gaspar
A1 Sofia de Oliveira Martins
YR 2018
UL http://ejhp.bmj.com/content/25/2/103.abstract
AB Objectives To determine the face and content validity of items for measuring safe medication practices in Portuguese hospitals.Methods 128 items were drafted from content analysis of existing questionnaires and the literature, employing preferred terms of the WHO International Classification for Patient Safety (Portuguese version). A two-round e-Delphi was convened, using a purposive multidisciplinary panel. Hospital-based experts were asked to rate the relevance of items on a 7-point Likert scale and to comment on their clarity and completeness.Results The response rate was similar in both rounds (70.3% and 73.4%, respectively). In the first round 91/128 (71.1%) items reached the predefined level of positive consensus. In the second round 23 additional items reached positive consensus, as well as seven items newly derived by the panel.Conclusions Most items have face and content validity, indicating relevance and clarity, and can be included in a future questionnaire for measuring safe medication practices in Portuguese hospitals.