Patient and family engagement in the analysis of adverse events in health care: a scoping review protocol

OBJECTIVES: This review will map the evidence of patients' and families' engagement in the analysis of adverse events in health care, along with the methods or tools employed in that process of analysis, and the strategies employed to engage patients and their families in the analysis. INTRODUCTION: Patient and family engagement in health care has gained importance, expanding these individuals' roles in identifying and analyzing adverse events. Their involvement may reveal unrecognized failures and improve patient safety. However, evidence on how patients and families are engaged in this process, including methods, tools, and strategies, remains fragmented, warranting a scoping review. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: This review will include documents that explore the active engagement of patients and their families in the analysis of adverse events in health care, ranging from the identification of failures to the development of action plans. No document will be excluded based on the language or publication date, and the review will consider any health care setting where such engagement occurred. METHODS: A scoping review will be performed following JBI methodology. The search will include the following databases: PubMed, CINAHL (via EBSCOhost), Scopus, Embase, ScienceDirect, LILACS Plus, and Epistemonikos, alongside the gray literature platforms Google Scholar, ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global, the CAPES Catalog of Theses and Dissertations, and LILACS Theses and Dissertations. Furthermore, 17 official websites of prominent health care institutions will be consulted. Data extraction will be carried out in duplicate with consensus rounds. A descriptive analysis will be conducted to present the findings. REVIEW REGISTRATION: OSF https://osf.io/tr756/.