Bucyibaruta, J.B., Doriccah, M., Bamford, L. et al. (9 more authors) (2023) Building consensus in defining and conceptualizing acceptability of healthcare: A Delphi study. Public Health Nursing, 40 (2). pp. 273-282. ISSN 0737-1209
Abstract
Background
The concept of healthcare acceptability is important for nursing staff spending most of their time with patients. Nevertheless, acceptability remains confusing without a collective definition in existing literature.
Objective
This study aimed to create a consensus among experts on definition and conceptual framework of healthcare acceptability.
Methods
We conducted two rounds of Delphi surveys to collect opinions from experts on definition and conceptual framework of healthcare acceptability proposed following thematic content analysis. We calculated the consensus among experts using the modified Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation II (AGREE II) instrument and followed the guidance on conducting and reporting Delphi studies (CREDES) best practices.
Results
A total of 34 experts completed two rounds of Delphi survey. The definition was validated through consensus as: “a multi-construct concept describing the nonlinear cumulative combination in parts or in whole of experienced or anticipated specific healthcare from the relevant patients/participants, communities, providers/researchers or healthcare systems' managers and policy makers' perspectives in a given context.” The overall quality rating was 92.6% and 95.1% for the proposed definition and conceptual framework respectively.
Conclusion
Opinions collected from experts provided significant insights to build a consensus on healthcare acceptability advancing public health nursing.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. Public Health Nursing published by Wiley Periodicals LLC. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
Keywords: | Delphi technique; conceptual framework; definition; healthcare acceptability; public health nursing; Humans; Consensus; Delphi Technique; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Surveys and Questionnaires; Nursing Staff |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > School of Clinical Dentistry (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2023 16:48 |
Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2023 16:48 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1111/phn.13153 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:197288 |