Incidence, criticality and typology of care-related adverse event in nursing homes: first French epidemiological characteristics and prevention perspectives

Teigné, Delphine; Gaultier, Aurélie; Lucas, Marion; Mouret, Delphine; Leclère, Brice; Moret, L.; Terrien, Noémie

doi:10.1684/pnv.2020.0848

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“…The overall objective of the training package was to outline a strategy to structure the reporting and analysis of AEAC in the long term. In particular, the goals were to: i) provide a definition of AEAC tailored to the context of French NHs, with illustrative examples [6]; ii) to propose scales for the severity and frequency of AEAC [23]; iii) to provide formal tools for a reporting and analysis system; and, iv) to create a steering group of NH professionals that would be responsible for the analysis of AEACs and the definition of an action plan.…”

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Safety culture in French nursing homes: A randomised controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of a risk management intervention associated with care

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Background French Nursing Homes (NHs) are in the early stages of implementing their Risk Management (RM) approach. A regional structure, which was mandated to provide independent support in RM, designed a training package. Objective To study the impact of the RM training package on safety culture (SC) in NHs and drivers for improvement in SC scores. Method and analysis This randomised controlled study targeted French NHs. Inclusion criteria were voluntary participation, no external support provided on the topic of adverse incidents upstream of the project, and the commitment of top management to its implementation. The 61 NHs were randomly allocated to one of two groups: the first benefited from a training package; support was given to the second after the impact measurement. Seven dimensions of SC were measured, at an 18-month interval, using the validated Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire (22 items), which was administered to all of the professionals working in NHs. Eleven variables were captured, relating to the structural profile of the NH, the choices of top management in terms of healthcare safety, and the implementation of the system. Further modelling identified predictive factors for changes in SC scores. Results 95% of NHs completed both rounds of the questionnaire. The dimension Feedback and communication about incidents (SC = 85.4% before the intervention) significantly improved (+2.8%; p = 0.044). Improvement in the dimension Overall perceptions of resident safety–organizational learning was close to significant (+3.1%; p = 0.075). Drivers for improvement in scores were a pre-existing quality improvement approach, and a steering group that showed RM leadership. Conclusions The system appears to have improved several dimensions of SC. Our findings are all the more important given the current crisis in the healthcare sector. Trial registration Retrospectively registered as NCT02908373 (September 21, 2016).

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