Table 2 The main themes of Safe Home Care sharps study for which qualitative data was collected via the interview scripts
The first level of interview themes coded | |
|---|---|
● | Participant occupation or expertise |
● | Recent or important events related to sharps injuries, BBP exposures or preventive interventions |
● | Sharps injury prevention developments in HHC or general |
● | Sharps flow into the home |
● | Procurement of sharps by HHC agency |
● | Sharps exit homes – sharps disposal practices |
● | Insurance carriers coverage for sharps |
● | Physician’s influence on sharps choice |
● | Pharmacy’s role in sharps safety |
● | Re-use of sharps |
● | Participant advice to various stakeholders and needs assessment on improving sharps safety |
● | Other information (subcoding for such sub-themes as sharps devices and technology, agencies/organizations mentioned, medications requiring sharps use, specific case descriptions, missed information added by participant) |