Al-Yateem Nabeel, Al-Tamimi Muna, Brenner Maria, Al Tawil Hanan, Ahmad Alaa, Brownie Sharon, Slewa-Younan Shameran
Department of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, P.O.B 27272, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
Research Institute for Medical and Health Sciences (RIMHS), University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates.
BMC Health Serv Res. 2019 Jan 29;19(1):77. doi: 10.1186/s12913-019-3888-5.
The need for improved research on ill health has been recognized internationally and locally in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The UAE Nursing and Midwifery Council recently committed to enhancing the status and contributions of nursing in healthcare research across the UAE by establishing a National Committee for Research Development. This study using a Delphi method to identify research priorities from the perspective of nurses delivering frontline healthcare.
A two-phase Delphi design was implemented with 1032 nurses participating in phase one of the study and 1339 in phase two.
The most important priority was patient safety and healthcare professionals' awareness of international patient safety goals (including staffing levels and shift length) and potential effects on patient safety. Other important priorities were infection control practices and management of communicable diseases.
These priorities may inform nursing research programs to improve patient care and health outcomes in the UAE and similar contexts worldwide.
在阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋），国际和当地都已认识到改善健康不佳状况研究的必要性。阿联酋护理与助产士理事会最近致力于通过设立国家研究发展委员会来提升护理在阿联酋医疗保健研究中的地位和贡献。本研究采用德尔菲法从提供一线医疗保健服务的护士角度确定研究重点。
实施了两阶段德尔菲设计，1032名护士参与了研究的第一阶段，1339名护士参与了第二阶段。
最重要的重点是患者安全以及医疗保健专业人员对国际患者安全目标（包括人员配备水平和轮班时长）的认识及其对患者安全的潜在影响。其他重要重点是感染控制措施和传染病管理。
这些重点可能为护理研究项目提供参考，以改善阿联酋及全球类似环境中的患者护理和健康结果。
