Development of a tool for coding safety-netting behaviours in primary care: a mixed-methods study using existing UK consultation recordings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Safety netting is recommended in a variety of clinical settings, yet there are no tools to record clinician safety-netting communication behaviours.

Aim

To develop and assess the inter-rater reliability (IRR) of a coding tool designed to assess safety-netting communication behaviours in primary care consultations.

Design and setting

A mixed-methods study using an existing dataset of video-and audio-recorded UK primary care consultations.

Method

Key components that should be assessed in a coding tool were identified using the published literature and relevant guidelines. An iterative approach was utilised to continuously refine and generate new codes based on the application to real-life consultations. After the codebook had been generated, it was app

SUBMITTER: Edwards PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6863675 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature