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From Short-term Surgical Missions Towards Sustainable Partnerships

25 november 2020 uppdaterad av: Matthijs Botman, Global Surgery Amsterdam

From Short-term Surgical Missions Towards Sustainable Partnerships. A Survey Among Members of Foreign Teams

Introduction: Recently, the devastating consequences of neglected surgical care in global health became apparent with an estimated five billion people lacking access to safe surgical and anesthesia care. Traditionally, short-term surgical missions were the predominant strategy how surgical care was supported in Low- and Middle-Income Countries. Although surgical missions have been criticized in recent literature they are still being performed on a large scale. The aim of this study is to provide recommendations for persons and organizations involved in surgical mission on how to strengthen surgical care in LMICs in the future.

Method: An online survey was developed for members of foreign teams. Data was collected on 5 topics, consisting of: 1) basic characteristics of the missions, 2) main activities, 2) follow-up and reporting, 3) the local registration process for foreign teams and 4) collaboration with local stakeholders.

Studieöversikt

Status

Avslutad

Betingelser

Intervention / Behandling

Studietyp

Observationell

Inskrivning (Faktisk)

61

Kontakter och platser

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Studieorter

  • Nederländerna
    • Noord Holland
      • Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Nederländerna, 1105BD
        • Global surgery amsterdam

Deltagandekriterier

Forskare letar efter personer som passar en viss beskrivning, så kallade behörighetskriterier. Några exempel på dessa kriterier är en persons allmänna hälsotillstånd eller tidigare behandlingar.

Urvalskriterier

Åldrar som är berättigade till studier

  • Barn
  • Vuxen
  • Äldre vuxen

Tar emot friska volontärer

Ja

Kön som är behöriga för studier

Allt

Testmetod

Icke-sannolikhetsprov

Studera befolkning

An international group of members of foreign teams, that did participate in at least one short-term surgical mission in a hospital in a LMIC

Beskrivning

Inclusion Criteria:

Members of foreign teams, that did participate in at least one short-term surgical mission in a hospital in a LMIC

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Studieplan

Det här avsnittet ger detaljer om studieplanen, inklusive hur studien är utformad och vad studien mäter.

Hur är studien utformad?

Designdetaljer

Vad mäter studien?

Primära resultatmått

Resultatmått
Åtgärdsbeskrivning
Tidsram
Q7: Country Where the Last Mission Took Place
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes
Answer on the question: What was the country where your last mission took place?
approximately 20 minutes
Q8: Name of the Place and Hospital Where the Last Mission Took Place
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes
List with names of the places and hospitals where the last mission took place
approximately 20 minutes
Q9: Number of Participants Per Organization
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes
Name of the organization that supported the last mission of the participant
approximately 20 minutes
Q10: Countries Where the NGOs Are Based
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes
List of countries where the supporting NGOs of the last mission are based
approximately 20 minutes
Q11: Importance of Potential Activities
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes

Points provided (1-4) for four potential activities of a visiting team (more points = more important activity) The points provided by all participants are summed per specific activity and the total scores are compared

The four potential activities are:

  • Treat patients yourself
  • Provide surgical equipment and consumables for the local team
  • Provide free treatment
  • Facilitate teaching of local staff

Scale with importance of potential activities. Maximum score: 4x58 = 232
approximately 20 minutes
Q12: Activities That Where Missing in Question 11.
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes

Respondents that were missing this activity as an option in question 11

Total number of respondents that were missing an activity: 29

Activities that were missing:

  • Financial collaboration
  • Advocacy
  • Academic collaboration
  • Sustainability
  • Collaboration with local staff
  • Follow-up
approximately 20 minutes
Q13. Medical Registration is Required in the Host Country
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes

Medical registration in the host country is required for specialists performing short-term reconstructive missions

Participants of the survey were asked what they think of this statement:

  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
approximately 20 minutes
Q14: The Process of Obtaining Medical Registration Was Straightforward
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes

The Process of Obtaining Medical Registration Was Straightforward

Participants of the survey were asked what they think of this statement:

  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
approximately 20 minutes
Q15: Collaboration
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes

What can you say about the collaboration between authorities in LMICs and visiting surgical teams?

Participants of the survey were asked to choose one of the following answers on this question:

  • collaboration is present but improvement is needed
  • there is no collaboration and it should be developed as a priority
  • collaboration has no benefits nor disadvantages
  • collaboration will likely be more harmful than beneficial for the mission
approximately 20 minutes
Q16. What Should Have a Higher Priority in the Hospital of Your Last Mission?
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes

What should have a higher priority in the hospital of your last mission ?

Respondents were asked to choose on the these two answers:

Teaching in anesthesia care or teaching in surgical care
approximately 20 minutes
Q17. A Structured Follow-up Strategy is Required
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes

A structured follow-up strategy (>6 months) of patients is required for short-term reconstructive surgical missions.

Participants of the survey were asked what they think of this statement:

  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
approximately 20 minutes
Q18. One Month After the Mission, an Official Report is Recommended
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes

One month after the mission, an official report on the outcome including all complications encountered is recommended for all missions.

Participants of the survey were asked what they think of this statement:

  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
approximately 20 minutes
Q19. A Written Long-term Strategy is Recommended at the Start of a New Project.
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes

A written long-term strategy (>5 years) with clear goals, developed by the visiting team and the local actors together, is recommended at the start of a new project.

Participants of the survey were asked what they think of this statement:

  • Strongly agree
  • Agree
  • Neither agree nor disagree
  • Disagree
  • Strongly disagree
approximately 20 minutes
Q20. Suggestions to Improve the Impact of Short Term Reconstructive Missions.
Tidsram: approximately 20 minutes

What would you suggest to improve the impact of short term reconstructive missions?

The answers were categorized and the three most mentioned categories are:

  • Teaching of local staff
  • Follow-up
  • Building sustainable partnerships

The three activities were mentioned in total 68 times in the comments The distribution among the three categories is shown below
approximately 20 minutes

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Studera stora datum

Studiestart (Faktisk)

1 juni 2019

Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)

30 oktober 2019

Avslutad studie (Faktisk)

30 oktober 2019

Studieregistreringsdatum

Först inskickad

20 juni 2020

Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

29 juni 2020

Första postat (Faktisk)

30 juni 2020

Uppdateringar av studier

Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Faktisk)

19 december 2020

Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna

25 november 2020

Senast verifierad

1 november 2020

Mer information

Termer relaterade till denna studie

Andra studie-ID-nummer

  • 2020-01

Plan för individuella deltagardata (IPD)

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JA

IPD-planbeskrivning

Individual participant data will be shared anonymously on this platform as requested by the journal of submission (int,. journal of surgery)

Tidsram för IPD-delning

ASAP

IPD-delning som stöder informationstyp

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL

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