AHRQ Patient Safety Network: Predictors of healthcare professionals' attitudes towards family involvement in safety-relevant behaviours: a cross-sectional factorial survey study.

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Predictors of healthcare professionals' attitudes towards family involvement in safety-relevant behaviours: a cross-sectional factorial survey study.

Davis R, Savvopoulou M, Shergill R, Shergill S, Schwappach D. BMJ Open. 2014;4:e005549.

This study used vignettes to assess clinicians' perception of patient engagement in safety efforts. The authors found that while clinicians generally supported such interventions, they had the potential to harm the clinician–patient relationship.

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