Articles: checklist.
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This study aimed to assess validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Pain Assessment Checklist for Seniors with Limited Ability to Communicate (PACSLAC-T). ⋯ This study showed that PACSLAC-T could be a promising tool for the management of pain in older adults with limited communication skills.
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Best supportive care (BSC) is often not standardized across sites, consistent with best evidence, or sufficiently described. We developed a consensus-based checklist to document BSC delivery, including symptom management, decision making, and care planning. We hypothesized that BSC can be feasibly documented with this checklist consistent with consolidated standards of reporting trials. ⋯ Clinicians viewed the BSC checklist favorably illustrating proof of concept, minor workflow impact, and potential of benefit to patients.
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Int J Health Care Qual Assur · Jul 2018
Implementation of the surgical safety checklist in hospitals of Iran; operating room personnel's attitude, awareness and acceptance.
Purpose The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC) has improved patient safety effectively. Despite the known benefits of applying the checklist before surgery, its implementation is less than universal in practice. The purpose of this paper is to determine the operating room personnel's attitude, their awareness and knowledge of the SSC, and to evaluate staff acceptance of the SSC (including personal beliefs). ⋯ Therefore, involvement of all surgical team members to complete the checklist process, support of senior managers, on-going education and training and consideration of the barriers to its implementation are all key areas that need to be taken into account. Originality/value This is the first research to examine the operating room personnel's attitude, awareness and acceptance about SSC in Iranian hospitals. The outcomes of this study provide documentation and possible justification for effective establishment of SSC in Iran and other countries.
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J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol · Jul 2018
The World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist: An audit of quality of implementation at a tertiary care high volume cancer institution.
In 2007, the World Health Organization (WHO) implemented the Surgical Safety Checklist (SSC), which has enhanced the communication between the surgical team members, improved outcomes, decreased complications, and improved patient safety. However, for the checklist to be effective, proper implementation and compliance with the checklist are imperative. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of implementation of the WHO SSC during elective surgery at a tertiary referral cancer hospital in India. ⋯ The quality of implementation of the SSC was found to be suboptimal, with a definite scope for improvement. Compliance with all items on the checklist and active participation by all team members are crucial for successful implementation of the checklist.