The development and clinical evaluation of a 'traffic-light' design dermatology outpatient discharge information checklist

Harun, Nur Ainita, Finlay, Andrew Yule ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2143-1646, Salek, M. and Piguet, Vincent 2016. The development and clinical evaluation of a 'traffic-light' design dermatology outpatient discharge information checklist. British Journal of Dermatology 175 (3) , pp. 572-582. 10.1111/bjd.14650

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Background Although multiple factors influence discharge decisions, there is no structured guidance to assist clinicians in making informed decisions. A discharge information checklist might improve the appropriateness of dermatology clinicians’ discharge decisions. Objectives To generate consensus among dermatologists on the content of an outpatient discharge checklist, to create one and to seek clinicians’ opinions on its usefulness. Methods Seventeen consultant dermatologists from five National Health Service trusts completed a 72‐item Delphi questionnaire. A five‐point Likert scale was used to rate each item for importance in contributing to a high‐quality discharge decision. Eighteen clinicians completed a questionnaire evaluating checklist use. Results Consensus was determined when ≥ 75% of consultants rated an item ‘very important’ or ‘important’. There was strong inter‐rater reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient = 0·958) and fair inter‐rater agreement (Fleiss kappa = 0·269). There were 26 consensus‐agreed items, condensed to 13 that formed the ‘traffic‐light’ checklist. These are disease‐related issues (diagnostic certainty, disease severity, treatment appropriateness, patient manageable in primary care, patient's benefit from follow‐up), patient empowerment issues (understanding diagnosis and treatment outcome, having a clear plan, treatment side‐effects, ability to self‐manage) and addressing concerns (patient concerns, easy reaccess to secondary care, whether patient and clinician are happy with the decision). Twelve clinicians (67%) found the checklist useful, 11 (61%) wanted to use it in future, 10 (56%) thought it was useful for training and three (17%) said it helped their thinking. Clinicians suggested its use for auditing and for training clinicians and administrators. Conclusions Items were identified to create an outpatient discharge information checklist, which demonstrated high acceptability.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:	0007-0963
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	17 August 2018
Date of Acceptance:	24 March 2016
Last Modified:	01 Dec 2024 22:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/102328

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