DELPHI PROCESS TO ACHIEVE GLOBAL CONSENSUS ON GENDER EQUITY IN CRITICAL CARE
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 45
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- To generate consensus among global critical care practitioners on position statements aimed at addressing gender equity (all genders) in critical care.
Study Overview
Brief Summary
INTRODUCTION: Gender inequalities in healthcare, including among critical care professionals, have been widely recognized over the last decade. Significant gender disparities persist in areas including leadership, academia, research, workplace remuneration, and medical publication among critical care professionals.Furthermore, there remains a notable gap in knowledge and awareness regarding gender equity (all genders) and inclusivity among healthcare professionals.
Given the limited research and evidence on these issues, we propose employing the Delphi methodology to generate consensus among global critical care practitioners on position statements aimed at addressing gender equity (all genders) in critical care.
OBJECTIVES: To generate consensus among a diverse panel of critical care practitioners, scientists, and researchers on the strategic measures to achieve gender equity in critical care within healthcare institutions, professional societies, organizations, and boards in various professional domains.
METHODOLOGY: An International Steering Committee (SC) comprised of healthcare professionals involved in the advocacy of gender equity among professionals working in the field of critical care medicine has been constituted. The Steering Committee will select a diverse global panel
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: A descriptive analysis of each Delphi round will be performed and cumulative voting will be used for consensus. Consensus will be defined as at least 75% of panelists agreeing or disagreeing with a Likert-scale statement or selecting a specific option in multiple-choice questions. The stability of the responses will be evaluated by non-parametric chi-square tests or Kruskal-Wallis test from round two onwards. A response will be considered stable if the p-value is 0.05 when comparing results across two consecutive rounds. Statements will continue through the Delphi rounds until stability is attained. Final position statements will be those that demonstrate both consensus and stability.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18.00 Year(s) to 90.00 Year(s) (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •1.Professionals working in Intensive Care, Critical Care Practitioner, Scientists, or Researcher 2.Any one of the following: having publications, engagement in advocacy related to gender equity, and currently or in the past holding an official leadership position in the Critical Care Society, Intensive care unit, or a healthcare institution 3.Completed the Harvard Implicit Association Test (IAT)5 We will also include 3-5 critical care trainees, for whom these criteria would be liberalized.
- •The identity of the panelists will not be revealed to each other until the end of the Delphi rounds.
Exclusion Criteria
- •1.consent refusal
- •under 18 years of age healthcare professionals
- •healthcare professionals not working in Critical care.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
To generate consensus among global critical care practitioners on position statements aimed at addressing gender equity (all genders) in critical care.
Time Frame: 1 DAY
Secondary Outcomes
- NA(NA)
Investigators
Dr Sheila N Myatra
Tata Memorial Hospital