Educational technology to empower patients as participants in their care.
Rodrigo da Silva Ramos, Mateus Ferreira de Aguiar, Eurinete Catarina Guimarães da Silva and 4 others
PMID 39699357WHAT IT FOUND
A patient safety booklet was rated acceptable by 19 experts and 36 inpatients.
It covers hand hygiene, skin injury prevention, medication, surgery and falls, but it was not tested for reducing harm.
Key findings
01The booklet obtained an overall Content Validity Index of 0.85 and was considered validated.
02Thirty-six inpatients evaluated the booklet, and the overall target audience agreement was above 85%.
03For font size and letter spacing, the target audience gave 1 yes response and 35 partially adequate responses.
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What it does not show
The study did not test whether the booklet changed patient safety, adverse events, medication errors, falls, pressure injuries, or hand hygiene. The booklet was developed and evaluated at one teaching hospital, so the results may not apply to other settings or patient groups. The target audience evaluation included 36 first-time inpatients, and patients with reduced consciousness, clinical instability, or scheduled transfer were excluded. The initial knowledge stage interviewed 72 patients, while the booklet evaluation used 36 patients, and the paper does not show that the booklet caused better engagement or safety. Some patient ratings were low for font size, letter spacing, self-explanatory illustrations, and cultural fit.
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The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that the booklet improves patient safety or reduces adverse events. The study measured expert content ratings and patient acceptability, not clinical outcomes.