H Van der Bruggen1, M Groen. 1. University of Maastricht, Department of Nursing Science, The Netherlands.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To determine the extent possible of developing an unequivocal formulation of a conceptual, structural, and contextual definition of "patient outcomes," and the possibility of coming to an agreement on the criteria for classification of patient outcomes. METHODS: An international Delphi survey of 33 experts. FINDINGS: A conceptual, structural, and contextual definition of patient outcomes and priorities for the characteristics of patient outcome classification. CONCLUSIONS: The authors recommend the unequivocalness of nursing terminology, not only for reasons of effectiveness and efficiency, but also to clarify the nursing vocabulary for epistemological reasons.
PURPOSE: To determine the extent possible of developing an unequivocal formulation of a conceptual, structural, and contextual definition of "patient outcomes," and the possibility of coming to an agreement on the criteria for classification of patient outcomes. METHODS: An international Delphi survey of 33 experts. FINDINGS: A conceptual, structural, and contextual definition of patient outcomes and priorities for the characteristics of patient outcome classification. CONCLUSIONS: The authors recommend the unequivocalness of nursing terminology, not only for reasons of effectiveness and efficiency, but also to clarify the nursing vocabulary for epistemological reasons.
Authors: Andrew D Boyd; Karen Dunn Lopez; Camillo Lugaresi; Tamara Macieira; Vanessa Sousa; Sabita Acharya; Abhinaya Balasubramanian; Khawllah Roussi; Gail M Keenan; Yves A Lussier; Jianrong 'John' Li; Michel Burton; Barbara Di Eugenio Journal: Int J Med Inform Date: 2018-02-09 Impact factor: 4.046