Purpose: This study aimed to identify risk factors associated with adverse events in residential aged care facilities in China. Patients and Methods: After compiling a list of risk factors for adverse events generated from in-depth interviews with managers of residential aged care facilities, a three-round Delphi method was used to reach consensus. The synthesized risk factors were presented on a Likert scale to the expert panelists three times to validate their responses. Results: The list identified 67 items as risk factors for adverse events, attached to four first-level indexes (ie, enviro...
