Development and validation of trigger tools in primary care: A scoping review.

ABSTRACT: In primary care, trigger tools have been utilized to evaluate and identify patient safety events. The use of trigger tools could help clinicians and patients detect adverse events in a patient's medical record. Due to a lack of research on the process development of trigger tools in primary care, the purpose of this scoping review is to investigate the trigger development and validation process in primary care settings. A scoping review methodology was used to map the published literature using the Joanna Briggs Methodology of performing scoping review. We considered only studies published in English in the last five years and included both qualitative and quantitative study designs. The final review included five articles. The primary care and combined primary-secondary care studies are i

SUBMITTER: Dhamanti I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11694991 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature