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Table 1 Feasibility, yield, usefulness and reliability per method

From: Mix of methods is needed to identify adverse events in general practice: A prospective observational study

Method

Feasibility

Yield

Usefulness

Reliability*

General Practitioners registering events

+/-

+/-

- Different kind of events

- Setting areas for improvement per practice in patient safety

-

Pharmacist registering events

+

-

- Only medication errors

- Guidance in improving patient safety in prescribing medication

-

Patients' questionnaire about patient safety

++

+

- Different kind of events

- Revealing GPs' blind spots

- Setting areas for improvement per practice in patient safety

+/-

Random audit of medical records

+/-

+

- Mostly therapeutic and communication events

- Time consuming

+

Audit of medical records of deceased patients

+

+/-

- Different kind of events

- Low number of patients

-

  1. *Is this measure a reliable estimate for the actual number of events in general practice