Consensus on how to optimise patient/family engagement in hospital planning and improvement: a Delphi survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Patient and family engagement (PE) in health service planning and improvement is widely advocated, yet little prior research offered guidance on how to optimise PE, particularly in hospitals. This study aimed to engage stakeholders in generating evidence-informed consensus on recommendations to optimise PE.

Design

We transformed PE processes and resources from prior research into recommendations that populated an online Delphi survey.

Setting and participants

Panellists included 58 persons with PE experience including: 22 patient/family advisors and 36 others (PE managers, clinicians, executives and researchers) in round 1 (100%) and 55 in round 2 (95%).

Outcome measures

Ratings of importance on a seven-point Likert scale of 48 strategies organised in

SUBMITTER: Anderson NN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9490572 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature