Healthcare Decision-Making in a Crisis: A Qualitative Systemic Review Protocol
Table 1
Search terms.
PICo
Inclusion
Exclusion
Search terms
Participants (P)
Healthcare leaders
Health professionals not in a leadership role or involved in organizational or system decision-making positions; health students
“Healthcare leader”[tiab] OR “healthcare executive”[tiab] OR “healthcare administrator”[tiab] OR “medical leader”[tiab] OR “clinical leader”[tiab] OR “hospital administrator”[tiab] OR “health system leader”[tiab] OR “healthcare manager”[tiab]
Phenomenon of interest (I1)
Experiences or reflection on healthcare leadership
Leadership outside of healthcare
“Leadership strategy”[tiab] OR “strategies in leadership”[tiab] OR “leadership approach”[tiab] OR “effective leadership”[tiab] OR “successful leadership”[tiab] OR “leadership style”[tiab] OR “strategic leadership”[tiab] OR “leadership tactic”[tiab] OR “innovative leadership”[tiab] OR “adaptive leadership”[tiab] OR “transformational leadership”[tiab] OR “situational leadership”[tiab] OR leadership[Mh] OR “experience”[tiab] OR “reflect”[tiab]
Phenomenon of interest (I2)
Decision-making
Decision-making outside of healthcare
“Emergency decision-making”[tiab] OR “disaster decision-making”[tiab] OR “healthcare crisis decision”[tiab] OR “medical emergency decision”[tiab] OR “hospital crisis management”[tiab] OR “decision strategies in crises”[tiab] OR “decision processes during emergency”[tiab] OR “decision-making in critical situations”[tiab] OR “decision-making process”[tiab] OR “decision processes”[tiab] OR “decision-making mechanism”[tiab] OR “decision modelling”[tiab] OR “decision-making pathway”[tiab] OR “medical decision-making”[tiab] OR “healthcare decision-making”[tiab] OR “clinical decision processes”[tiab] OR decision-making[Mh] OR mental processes[Mh]
Context (Co1)
Healthcare, public health, or population health
Nonhealthcare organizations, universities and other educational institutions
“Hospital”[tiab] OR “community”[tiab] OR “medical care”[tiab] OR “medical industry”[tiab] OR “public health”[tiab] OR “population health”[tiab] OR health[Mh] OR organizations[Mh] OR delivery of health care[Mh] OR tertiary healthcare[Mh] OR primary health care[Mh] OR patient care management[Mh]
Context (Co2)
In-crisis or during a crisis
Precrisis or postcrisis
“Emergency response”[tiab] OR “emergency preparedness”[tiab] OR “emergency management”[tiab] OR “disaster response”[tiab] OR “disaster preparedness”[tiab] OR “disaster management”[tiab] OR “healthcare emergency response”[tiab] OR “medical emergency preparedness”[tiab] OR “hospital emergency management”[tiab] OR “crisis response”[tiab] OR “crisis preparedness”[tiab] OR “crisis management”[tiab] OR “crisis management”[tiab] OR “emergency management” OR “disaster management”[tiab] OR “Crisis”[tiab] OR critical care[Mh]