Impact of hospital characteristics on implementation of a Pediatric Early Warning System in resource-limited cancer hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pediatric Early Warning Systems (PEWS) aid in identification of deterioration in hospitalized children with cancer but are underutilized in resource-limited settings. Proyecto EVAT is a multicenter quality improvement (QI) collaborative in Latin America to implement PEWS. This study investigates the relationship between hospital characteristics and time required for PEWS implementation.

Methods

This convergent mixed-methods study included 23 Proyecto EVAT childhood cancer centers; 5 hospitals representing quick and slow implementers were selected for qualitative analysis. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 71 stakeholders involved in PEWS implementation. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and translated to English, then coded using a priori a

SUBMITTER: Abutineh F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189109 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature