Building consensus in defining and conceptualizing acceptability of healthcare : a Delphi study
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Bucyibaruta, Joy Blaise
Peu, Mmapheko Doriccah
Bamford, Lesley
Van der Wath, Anna Elizabeth
Dyer, Thomas Anthony
Murphy, Andrea
Gatabazi, Paul
Anokwuru, Rafiat Ajoke
Muhire, Innocent
Coetzee, Clarissa Anna
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Wiley
Abstract
BACKGROUND : The concept of healthcare acceptability is important for nursing staff
spending most of their time with patients. Nevertheless, acceptability remains confusing
without a collective definition in existing literature.
OBJECTIVE : This study aimed to create a consensus among experts on definition and
conceptual framework of healthcare acceptability.
METHODS :We conducted tworounds of Delphi surveys to collect opinions from experts
on definition and conceptual framework of healthcare acceptability proposed following
thematic content analysis. We calculated the consensus among experts using the
modified Appraisal of Guidelines for Research & Evaluation II (AGREE II) instrument
and followed the guidance on conducting and reporting Delphi studies (CREDES) best
practices.
RESULTS : A total of 34 experts completed two rounds of Delphi survey. The definition
was validated through consensus as: “a multi-construct concept describing the nonlinear
cumulative combination in parts or inwhole of experienced or anticipated specific healthcare
from the relevant patients/participants, communities, providers/researchers or healthcare
systems’ managers and policy makers’ perspectives in a given context.” The overall quality
rating was 92.6% and 95.1% for the proposed definition and conceptual framework
respectively.
CONCLUSION : Opinions collected from experts provided significant insights to build a
consensus on healthcare acceptability advancing public health nursing.
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT :
To ensure transparency, the data collected and analysed during the current
study are publicly available from Open Science Framework (OSF)
and can be accessed by using this link: https://osf.io/w7pfm/.
Keywords
Conceptual framework, Definition, Delphi technique, Healthcare acceptability, Public health nursing, SDG-03: Good health and well-being
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being
Citation
Bucyibaruta, J.B., Doriccah, M., Bamford, L., Van der Wath, A.E., Dyer, T.A., Murphy, A., Gatabazi, P. Anokwuru, R.A., Muhire, I., Coetzee, C.A., Coetzee, H. & Musekiwa, A. (2023). Building consensus in
defining and conceptualizing acceptability of healthcare: A
Delphi study. Public Health Nursing, 40, 273–282.
https://DOI.org/10.1111/phn.13153.