Patients' reports of adverse events: a data linkage study of Australian adults aged 45 years and over.
Walton MM, Harrison R, Kelly P, et al. Patients' reports of adverse events: a data linkage study of Australian adults aged 45 years and over. BMJ Qual Saf. 2017;26(9):743-750. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2016-006339.
This study elicited patients' reports of adverse events during hospitalization. Researchers found that 7% of hospitalized patients reported experiencing an adverse event and, consistent with prior studies, patients contributed unique contextual data to adverse event reporting.