Key Performance Indicators in Occupational Health and Safety of Hospitals: A systematic review with meta-analysis protocol

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Vol. 10 No. 1

March, 2024

Academic Journal of Business, Administration

Law and Social Sciences

E-ISSN 2410-8693

ISSN 2410-3918

Research Article

© 2024 Georgios I. Farantos & Georgios Dounias

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Key Performance Indicators in Occupational Health and Safety of Hospitals:

A systematic review with meta-analysis protocol

Georgios I. Farantos

Department of Public Health Policies, Faculty of Public Health, University of West Aica,

Athens, West Aica, Greece

Georgios Dounias

Department of Public Health Policies, Faculty of Public Health, University of West Aica,

Athens, West Aica, Greece

This publication was funded by the ELKE of the University of West Aica, Greece.

DOI: hps://doi.org/10.2478/ajbals-2024-0001

Abstract

Objective: The purpose for conducting the review is to examine studies which have been carried

out on Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) in hospitals using Key Performance Indicators

(KPIs). We will determine if these studies take into account institutional categories.

Introduction: The developing application of KPIs in hospitals takes into account some

particular conditions for OHS in the health sector. The application of KPIs in OHS of hospitals

is connected to institutional directives for OHS. We will determine if these studies take

into account institutional categories such as Protective and Preventive Services (PPS), Risk

Assessment (RA) and Management Systems (OHSMS).

Inclusion criteria: We will include studies which use KPIs in the evaluation of OHS in hospitals,

(those related directly and indirectly to OHS). We exclude the following categories of study:

Studies which use KPIs in hospital evaluations, but which are not oriented to OHS and studies

which include KPIs in evaluating various organizations but not exclusively hospitals.

Methods: We will conduct electronic searches for eligible studies within each of the following

databases: PubMed, Scopus, Heal-link, Google Scholar. With the help of the JBI tool and using

inclusion/exclusion criteria, two independent reviewers will determine which studies will be

selected or not. Those studies which fulll the inclusion criteria will be subjected to a post

analysis data procedure. We intend to use mixed methods and workow software.

Results (as expected outcomes): Examination of the relationship between KPIs in OHS of

hospitals and the institutional representations for OHS, using the Data Analysis methods.

Conclusions: The conclusions will depend on the results of the relationship between KPIs in

OHS of hospitals and the institutional representations.