Refining the CRiSPHe (checklist for reporting research using a simulated patient methodology in Health): a Delphi study

Joon Soo Park; Amy Page; Rhonda Clifford; Christine Bond; Liza Seubert

doi:10.1093/ijpp/riae019

Refining the CRiSPHe (checklist for reporting research using a simulated patient methodology in Health): a Delphi study

Int J Pharm Pract. 2024 May 16:riae019. doi: 10.1093/ijpp/riae019. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Joon Soo Park^{1

2

3}, Amy Page¹, Rhonda Clifford¹, Christine Bond⁴, Liza Seubert¹

Affiliations

¹ Discipline of Pharmacy, School of Allied Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia.
² International Research Collaborative - Oral Health and Equity, The University of Western Australia, Crawley 6009, Australia.
³ UWA Dental School, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands 6009, Australia.
⁴ Primary Care, University of Aberdeen Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom.

PMID: 38752525
DOI: 10.1093/ijpp/riae019

Abstract

Objectives: A recent applicability study highlighted the need for the existing checklist for reporting research using a simulated patient methodology (CRiSP) to be clearer and user-friendly. The aim of this study was to update the checklist to address these concerns.

Methods: A fourth round of the Delphi consensus study, used in the original checklist development work, was conducted. Previous participants, who had expertise in SP methodology, were invited to complete a questionnaire including a list of 13 checklist items developed in the previous study and revised following applicability testing. Closed questions were analysed for frequency. Consensus was predefined as >80% agreement. All items were discussed in a roundtable meeting and further modified as necessary. Responses to open questions were content analysed.

Key findings: Twenty-one authors participated. There was a statistical consensus in 12 out of 13 modified checklist items.

Conclusions: A final reporting checklist for studies in health research using SP methodology has been developed using a consensus approach. Further refinements may be needed to increase the generalizability of the checklist in different contexts.

Keywords: Delphi panel; health services; reporting checklist; simulated patient.