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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| PI24/00243 | Other Grant/Funding Number | ISCIII | |
| PI24/00376 | Other Grant/Funding Number | ISCIII | |
| PI24/00901 | Other Grant/Funding Number | ISCIII |
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| Name | Class |
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| Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal | OTHER |
| Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón | OTHER |
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The main objective of this project is to extend the principles of Just Culture in primary care, hospitals and social-health centers, providing new information on key elements in the social and professional conceptualization of the human factor (fallibility) in safety incidents.
A mixed design combining cross-sectional observational studies based on qualitative (focus groups and consensus conference) and quantitative (survey) methodology with an experimental study or randomized clinical trial with three arms will be used.
The methodology is deployed in four stages or phases of the study:
Researchers will compare with a control group the effectiveness of two interventions to modify attitudes, beliefs and behaviors in relation to honest mistakes, based on the theory of dissonance and reasoned action, in both social and professional leaders.
The design of intervention A will consist of presenting information that generates dissonance with subjects' attitudes and beliefs about clinical errors. The dissonance will be intensified by experiential experiences through simulations that provide convincing information that supports the idea of accepting honest errors as learning opportunities within the framework of a Just Culture.
The psychoeducational intervention B based will consist of the presentation of testimonials, narratives, statements and analysis of everyday clinical practice situations that promote a change in so-called "subjective norms" (a person's beliefs about whether significant people in their life approve or disapprove of a specific behavior) in relation to the acceptance of honest errors (including learning and improving healthcare from error).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control group | No Intervention | Subjects in the control group will participate in a lecture (40 minutes and 15 minutes of discussion) on patient safety, causes of clinical errors and measures to reduce them in healthcare centers. | |
| Theory of Dissonance | Experimental | This theory describes psychological discomfort when people have thoughts or beliefs that conflict with each other, or when their actions are not aligned with their beliefs or values. In these cases, the intervention seeks this discrepancy by presenting dissonant information, which leads to an adjustment of one's beliefs and attitudes, and thus of one's behaviours. |
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| Theory of Reasoned Action | Experimental | This theory provides a conceptual framework for understanding how social norms influence the formation of intentions, and how these intentions predict behaviour. It is especially useful for changing behaviour by modifying the beliefs and norms that underlie attitudes based on the social influence exerted by peers. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Theory of Dissonance | Behavioral | The design of this intervention will consist of presenting information that generates dissonance with the subjects' attitudes and beliefs about clinical errors. Dissonance will be intensified by experiential experiences through simulations that provide compelling information that supports the idea of accepting honest errors as learning opportunities within the framework of a Just Culture. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Percentage of attitudes classified as honest mistakes, risky behaviour and reckless behaviour identified in the different video scenarios during the group sessions | The Focus Group technique (face-to-face) will be used to describe the participants' vision of human fallibility. The following will be considered: consistency between contributions (triangulation within and between groups), spontaneity (number of different original contributions); intensity, weighting assigned to each of the ideas (on a scale of 1 to 5 points); and relevance (considering the agreement they arouse by means of the coefficient of variation). Discussions will be held until the information is saturated. In addition, the data collected from the different groups will be triangulated to present joint results. | 8 months |
| Number and intensity of the barriers detected that hinder the implementation of Just Culture in the organizations | The Just Culture Assessment Tool (Petschonek et al. J Patient Saf. 2013;9:190-7) and Safety Culture Stack approach (Kirwan et al. Safety and Reliability 2018;38(3):200-217) will be used after cross-cultural adaptation. ANOVA will be used to analyze the relationships between care levels and professional profiles. The t-test statistic will be used to determine differences between men and women. Multiple linear regression will be used taking as dependent variable: scale score and as factors: years of experience, sex, professional profile, autonomous community. | 11 months |
| Cost-effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions A and B | Cost-effectiveness will be assessed using a cost-effectiveness analysis, comparing the direct and indirect costs of each intervention with their impact on attitudes, behavioral intention, and cognitive dissonance. | 18 months |
| Existence of a guide of recommendations for implementing Just Culture that complies with AGREE II criteria | The Consensus Conference technique will be used to obtain a guide that complies with the AGREE II (Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation) principles and that includes recommendations for implementing Just Culture in the different healthcare institutions, adapted to the context. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Behavioral Intention | Measured with an instrument based on the Error-Oriented Motivation Scale and the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. The best performing items will be selected and their cross-cultural validity and metric properties (according to COSMIN guidelines) will be guaranteed. Assessments at three points in time: before the intervention, at the end of the intervention period and 6 months after. |
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- Inclusion criteria: Male/female balance, minimum 10 years of experience. Recruitment, among members of SEDISA, SEMERGEN, SEMFyC, FAECAP and other scientific societies.
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Jose J Mira | Contact | +34 96 665 8984 | jose.mira@umh.es | |
| Irene Carrillo Murcia | Contact | +34 96 665 8350 | icarrillo@umh.es |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jose J Mira | Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana | Principal Investigator |
| Susana Lorenzo Martínez | Hospital Universitario Fundación Alcorcón | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Centro de Salud Hospital Plá | Recruiting | Alicante | Alicante | 03013 | Spain |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 41120161 | Derived | Mira JJ, Lorenzo S, Aranaz-Andres JM, Macias-Maroto M, Cobos-Vargas A, Moreno Campoy EE, Perez-Perez P, Trillo-Lopez P, Corpas-Nogales E, Gea Velazquez de Castro MT, Arencibia-Jimenez M, Asencio A, Diez Herrero D, Molina-Ribera J, Calderon E, Lozano-Gago P, Libano Beristain A, Navarro Macia C, San Jose Saras D, Gil-Hernandez E, Carrillo I. Understanding and reframing clinical errors through just culture: protocol for the DECIDE mixed-methods study in Spanish healthcare and community contexts. BMJ Open. 2025 Oct 20;15(10):e101421. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-101421. |
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| D000092963 | Theory of Planned Behavior |
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| D008960 | Models, Psychological |
| D008962 | Models, Theoretical |
| D008919 | Investigative Techniques |
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| Theory of Reasoned Action | Behavioral | The intervention will consist of the presentation, to the different groups, of testimonies, narratives, statements and analysis of everyday clinical practice situations that promote a change in the so-called "subjective norms" (a person's beliefs about whether significant people in his or her life approve or disapprove of a specific behavior) in relation to the acceptance of honest mistakes (including learning and improving health care from error). |
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| 8 months |
| 18 months |
| Cognitive Dissonance | Measured through linguistic indicators of cognitive conflict. Assessments at three points in time: before the intervention, at the end of the intervention period and 6 months later. | 18 months |
| Effects of the Intervention | Independently analysed by group using a linear mixed effects model (LMM) for repeated measures. Consideration of data matching and stratification by gender, age, participant profile and intervention arm. | 18 months |
| Jesús M Aranaz Andrés | Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal | Principal Investigator |