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Table 4 Summary of necessity (and UK feasibility) ratings for round 2

From: Tools for measuring patient safety in primary care settings using the RAND/UCLA appropriateness method

 

Necessity**

Feasibility***

Structures/Organisational*

  

Indicators (n)

142

138

Necessary (%)

56

----

Feasible (%)

-----

54

Median 1-3 (n)

3

0

Median 4-6 (n)

48

49

Median 7-9 (n)

91

89

Agreement (%)

81

77

Equivocal (%)

18

22

Disagreement (%)

1

1

Clinical Processes

  

Indicators (n)

48

48

Necessary (%)

48

----

Feasible (%)

----

65

Median 1-3 (n)

0

0

Median 4-6 (n)

24

17

Median 7-9 (n)

24

31

Agreement (%)

92

73

Equivocal (%)

8

27

Disagreement (%)

0

0

Outcomes

  

Indicators (n)

14

14

Necessary (%)

43

----

Feasible (%)

----

29

Median 1-3 (n)

0

0

Median 4-6 (n)

7

7

Median 7-9 (n)

7

7

Agreement (%)

64

29

Equivocal (%)

21

71

Disagreement (%)

14

0

  1. *Indicators were divided into three main categories: Structures/Organisational, Clinical Processes, and Outcomes
  2. **One item was not rated by a sufficient number of panellists to obtain a median score
  3. ***Five items were not rated by a sufficient number of panellists to obtain a median score