scholarly journals Medical Students’ Attitude in Patient Safety: A Survey From a Tertiary Hospital in Thailand

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-33
Author(s):  
Watanyu Parapiboon ◽  
Piyaporn Sittitaworn ◽  
Sorarat Lermanuworat
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Attitude Score ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Grade Point

Background: Understand patient safety attitude in medical students is important and useful to improve teaching on patient safety at undergraduate level. Objective: To assess the attitude on patient safety in clinical year medical students. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 4th to 6th year medical students in Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital from August to September 2018. The 26-item Attitudes toward Patient Safety Questionnaire (APSQ) was sent via Google Forms to medical students for voluntary, anonymous answer. The 9 topics of patient safety culture were collected and analyzed. Results: There were 106 of 128 medical students responded to the questionnaire. In 9 topics of safety culture, the highest positive attitude in medical students was working hours as an error cause (76.1%). Meanwhile, the lowest positive attitude was professional incompetence as an error cause (26.9%). Neither academic year nor grade point average (GPA) of medical students was associated with positive attitude score. Half of medical students reported a positive attitude of the importance of patient safety in the curriculum. Conclusions: Medical students had positive attitude of patient safety. Perspective in systems thinking of patient safety should be emphasized in patient safety education of medical students.  

scholarly journals The impact of patient safety culture and the leader coaching behaviour of nurses on the intention to report errors: A cross-sectional survey

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahra Chegini ◽  
Edris Kakemam ◽  
Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi ◽  
Ali Janati
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Coaching Behavior ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background: There is growing interest in examining the factors affecting the reporting of errors by nurses. However, little research has been conducted into the effects of perceived patient safety culture and leader coaching of nurses on the intention to report errors. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted amongst 256 nurses in the emergency departments of 18 public and private hospitals in Tabriz, northwest Iran. Participants completed the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC), Coaching Behavior Scale and Intention to Report Errors questionnaires and the data was analyzed using multiple linear regression analysis. Results: Overall, 43% of nurses had an intention to report errors; 50% of respondents reported that their nursing managers demonstrated high levels of coaching. With regard to patient safety culture, areas of strength and weakness were “teamwork within units” (PRR = 66.80%) and “non-punitive response errors” (PRR = 19.66%). Regression analysis findings highlighted a significant association between an intention to report errors and patient safety culture (B=0.123, CI 95%: 0.005 to 0.328, P = 0.026), leader coaching behavior (B=0.172, CI 95%: 0.066 to 0.347, P = 0.004) and nurses’ educational status (B=0. 787, 95% CI: -.064 to 1.638, P = 0.048). Conclusions: Further research is needed to assess how interventions addressing patient safety culture and leader coaching behaviours might increase the intention to report errors.

scholarly journals Patient safety culture regarding intravenous therapy in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 335-340
Author(s):  
Cui-Hong Ji ◽  
Fei-Hua Xu ◽  
Shan Pan
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Drug Efficacy ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Intravenous Therapy ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Tertiary Hospitals ◽  
Training Resources

Abstract Objective To investigate the patient safety culture regarding intravenous therapy in parts of tertiary hospitals in Guangzhou, China. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted. A total of 333 medical staffs members from eight hospitals in Guangzhou were included in our study using convenience sampling. An evaluation about the patient safety culture regarding intravenous therapy was conducted. Results The summarized results show that the total and level one items’ scores are greater than 4.3 points (the full mark is 5 points). The lowest scoring of the five level one items is for the hospital’s security resources (4.53±0.526), and the highest is for the hospital’s safety management commitment (4.65±0.445). Among the 25 secondary entries, the four lowest-scoring entries are “doctors who can master the knowledge of drug efficacy and adverse reactions” (4.44±0.622), “doctors who can master the knowledge of the choice of medicine” (4.45±0.621), “a guarantee of sufficient human resources” (4.46±0.647), and “doctors who can master the knowledge related to the observation and complications with the treatment of intravenous therapy operation” (4.435±0.634). Conclusions The patient safety culture regarding intravenous treatment in parts of tertiary hospitals in Guangzhou is promising, but there are still shortcomings, including the need to increase relevant resources, such as equipment facilities, training resources, and especially human input.

scholarly journals Patient Safety Culture Assessment in Primary Care Settings in Greece

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 880
Author(s):  
Ioannis Antonakos ◽  
Kyriakos Souliotis ◽  
Theodora Psaltopoulou ◽  
Yannis Tountas ◽  
Maria Kantzanou
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Improve Patient Safety ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Survey Tool ◽  
Primary Care Settings

Introduction: A positive safety culture is considered a pillar of safety in health organizations and the first crucial step for quality health services. In this context, the aim of this study was to set a reference evaluation for the patient safety culture in the primary health sector in Greece, based on health professionals’ perceptions. Methods: We used a cross-sectional survey with a 62% response rate (n = 459), conducted in primary care settings in Greece (February to May 2020). We utilized the “Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture” survey tool from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The study participants were health professionals who interacted with patients from 12 primary care settings in Greece. Results: The most highly ranked domains were: “Teamwork” (82%), “Patient Care Tracking/Follow-up” (80% of positive scores), and “Organizational Learning” (80%); meanwhile, the lowest-ranked ones were: “Leadership Support for Patient Safety” (62%) and “Work Pressure and Pace” (46%). The other domains, such as “Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety and Quality” (77%), “Staff Training“ (70%), “Communication about Error” (70%), “Office Processes and Standardization” (67%), and “Communication Openness” (64%), ranked somewhere in between. Conclusions: A positive safety culture was identified in primary care settings in Greece, although weak areas concerning the safety culture should be addressed in order to improve patient safety.

scholarly journals Are nurse presenteeism and patient safety culture associated: a cross-sectional study

2014 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Brborović ◽  
Ognjen Brborović ◽  
Vlatka Brumen ◽  
Gordana Pavleković ◽  
Jadranka Mustajbegović
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Perception Of Safety

AbstractWorking as a nurse involves great dedication and sacrifice: working night shifts, working overtime, and coming to work sick. The last is also known as presenteeism. Research has shown that poor nurse performance can affect both caregiver’s and patient’s safety. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate whether nurse presenteeism affected patient safety culture and to look deeper into the characteristics of nurse presenteeism and patient safety culture in Croatia. The study was conducted in one general hospital in Croatia over April and May 2012 and specifically targeted medical nurses as one of the largest groups of healthcare professionals. They were asked to fill two questionnaires: the six-item Stanford Presenteeism Scale (SPS-6) and the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC). We found no association between presenteeism and patient safety culture. Overall positive perception of safety was our sample’s strength, but other dimensions were positively rated by less than 65 % of participants. The lowest positive response concerned “nonpunitive response to error”, which is consistent with previous studies. Presenteeist nurses did not differ in their characteristics from nurses without presenteeism (gender, age, years of experience, working hours, contact with patients and patient safety grades). Our future research will have to include a broader healthcare population for us to be able to identify weak spots and suggest improvements toward high-quality and cost-effective health care.

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