PR - PC_PMOS Validation study
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Primary Care Patient Measure of Safety: Validation study of a questionnaire to promote patient involvement in safety in primary care
IRAS ID
198334
Contact name
Sally Giles
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The University of Manchester
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, 1 days
Research summary
Primary care is the first point of contact with the healthcare system for the majority of patients. But there is little research available that helps us understand how to improve safety. One way is to involve patients. Patients from hospital settings are often aware of issues around patient safety and have been able to identify when things go wrong. Patient feedback tools have been developed to capture what patients think contribute to errors in hospitals. This feedback has been used to reduce mistakes and improve care delivery. Developing a similar tool for primary care settings is needed.
Using the hospital patient measure of safety (PMOS) tool as a guide, we adapted it for the primary care setting. To do this we used the existing survey questions from the hospital based PMOS survey, data from interviewed primary care patients about their views on safety, and the available literature to develop specific survey questions for the primary care setting. An expert panel representing academics, members of the public and health professionals agreed on what questions should be included. The survey was then pilot tested with patients and health professionals in Australia and the UK. This part of the project aims to validate the PC-PMOS questionnaire with 500 patients in 10 GP practices in Greater Manchester.
REC name
South East Scotland REC 01
REC reference
16/SS/0096
Date of REC Opinion
27 Apr 2016
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion