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Table 3 ISS to assess and promote system readiness and safety cultures

From: GENESISS 2—Generating Standards for In-Situ Simulation project: a systematic mapping review

Author, date (Country)

Research topic

Setting and participants

Outcome methods and measures

Study type (JBI level of evidence)

Abulebda 2018 [70] (US)

Assessing paediatric readiness and adherence to guidelines

ED (10 ED departments), MDT teams (n = 41)

1. Paediatric Readiness Score

Prospective observational

Quality assessment – moderate (3e)

Bender 2011 [13] (US)

Improve system readiness and staff preparedness in a new NICU

Neonatal ICU (n = 148)

1. System readiness TESTPILOT

2. Identification of LSTs

3. Staff preparedness

Prospective observational Quality assessment: moderate (3e)

Gardner 2013 [71] (Canada)

ED preparedness: LST detection, orientation, preparedness

ED (n = 55)

1, System readiness

2. Workplace satisfaction

Prospective observational Quality assessment—good (3e)

Hinde 2016 [74] (UK)

Improve safety culture of operating theatres

OR (n = 72)

1. Safety attitude questionnaire

2. Safety Climate scores

3. Teamwork scores

Prospective observational

Quality assessment – moderate (3e)

Jaffry 2019 [75] (UK)

Enhance compliance with safety checklists and promote the safety culture

(n = 25)

1. Knowledge and confidence scores

2. Compliance with the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist

Prospective observational Quality assessment: moderate (3e)

Kobayashi 2006 [72] (US)

Evaluate the capacity of a new ED for emergent resuscitative processes and assist facility orientation

ED (n = 14)

1. Staff preparedness

2. Orientation scores

Prospective observational

Quality assessment – moderate (3e)

Paltved 2017 [73] (Denmark)

Enhance patient safety attitudes

(n = 39)

1. Safety attitude questionnaires

2. Safety climate scores

3. Teamwork scores

Prospective observational Quality assessment: good (3e)

Patterson 2013 [69] (US)

To decrease the frequency and mitigate the effects of medical error

Paediatric ED (n = 289 / n = 151)

1. Safety climate scores

2. Teamwork climate scores

Prospective observational Quality assessment: good (3e)

Ventre 2014 [76] (US)

Evaluate operational readiness

Children’s hospital obstetric unit (n = 133)

1. LST detection rate

2. Equipment checklists

Prospective observational Quality assessment: moderate—good (3e)

  1. ED Emergency Department, ICU Intensive Care Unit, MDT Multi Disciplinary Team, PICU Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, OR Operating Room, CICU Cardiac Intensive Care Unit