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Table 3 ‘Longlist’ of 15 themes, how selected, & rank position in prioritising exercise

From: Determining priorities for research to improve fundamental care on hospital wards

Rank position

 

High priority score (of listed topics in survey)

Often referred to as issue in GOOD care

Often referred to as issue in POOR care

Patient/public discussion groups

Staff discussion groups/interviews

If you had to pick just one topic

Researchers capability/expertise

Number of votes/score at the workshop

1

Nurse staffing levels/workloads

√

√

√

 

√

√

√

36

2=

Individualised care/patient centred care

 

√

√

√

√

 

√

34

2=

Staff communication

√

√

√

√

√

√

√

34

4

Staff attitudes/relationships with patients

 

√

√

√

  

√

31

5

Communication/Information about care

 

√

 

√

   

23

6

Ward management/leadership

    

√

√

 

22

7

Eating & drinking (hydration & nutrition)

√

  

√

√

√

√

21

8

Working relationships/Team work

√

√

   

√

 

18

9

Training/updating skills

√

  

√

 

√

 

17

10

Safety and avoiding patient harms

√

    

√

 

15

11

Maintaining patient dignity

√

    

√

 

12

12

Monitoring condition/observations

√

   

√

 

√

10

13=

Bladder & bowel related care

     

√

√

9

13=

Prevention & management of pain

√

   

√

√

 

9

15

Skin care (avoidance of pressure ulcers)

√

   

√

 

√

4