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From: Examining markers of safety in homecare using the international classification for patient safety

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The conceptual framework for the international classification for patient safety [[10]] , p.8. ©WHO, 2009. All Rights Reserved. WHO/IER/PSP/2010.2. Permission obtained for reproduction. The seven safety markers that resulted from our Scoping Review: Medication mania; Home alone; A fixed agenda in a foreign language; Strangers in the home; The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker; Out of pocket: the cost of caring at home; and My health for yours: declining caregiver health were mapped to the high-level classes of the ICPS. The findings mapped to three of the high-level classes: Contributing Factors/Hazards; Incident Characteristics; and Patient Outcomes as shown.

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