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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.
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Medication practices Safe medication Hospital Portugal
Citation
Guerreiro MP, Plácido M, Barros CT, Coelho A, Graça A, Gaspar MJ, et al. A national e-Delphi towards the measurement of safe medication practices in Portuguese hospitals. Eur J Hosp Pharm. 2018;25(2):103-6.
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BMJ Publishing Group