Efficacy of educational strategies in patient involvement for safety in care: a systematic review

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of educational strategies in the involvement of hospitalized adult patient for safety in care.

Method: Systematic review carried out by searching for experimental and quasi-experimental studies, published from January/2010 to December/2021, in PubMed®, Cochrane Library CENTRAL, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, CINAHL and EMBASE.

Results: Twelve studies were included to involve the patient in safe care practices, five (41.7%) experimental and seven (58.3%) quasi-experimental. Different educational strategies were adopted in the articles included: verbal guidance, books, leaflets and folders (n=4; 33.3%); videos, e-books and electronic applications (n=5; 41.7%); poster, leaflets and video (n=3; 25%). Four experimental studies had a high risk of bias (80%) and all quasi-experimental studies had a low risk of bias (100%).

Conclusion: The use of educational strategies proved to be effective in involving the patient in safe care practices. Considering the heterogeneity between studies, it is recommended carrying out future research.