scholarly journals Assessment of patient safety culture in a rural tertiary health care hospital of Central India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 2791
Author(s):  
R. C. Goyal ◽  
Sonali Choudhari
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Central India ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Healthcare Research ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Management Support

Background: A safety culture assessment provides an organization with a basic understanding of the safety related perceptions and attitudes of its managers and staff. While patient safety has been a major area of research in industrialized nations for over a decade, data on the root causes of unsafe care in low-income settings is sparse. The objective of the study was to assess the patient safety culture in a rural tertiary health care hospital situated in Central India.Methods: A survey conducted during year 2015, in a rural tertiary health care teaching hospital, Maharashtra (India). The study participants were the 156 hospital staff working in various clinical work areas. The agency for healthcare research and quality hospital survey on patient safety culture, a validated instrument is used as an assessment tool.Results: Total 144 participants included in the study, 75 (52%) were females and rest were males 48%. Out of these 111 (77), maximum number of staff (57.05%) was belonging to different intensive care units.  57% of participants had worked in the hospital for 1 to 5 years.  For the unit level safety culture dimension, the maximum composite score of positive responses was obtained for “Organizational learning- continuous improvement” (67%) followed by “Hospital management support for patient safety” (65%).  On the other hand only 48% survey participants gave an affirmative opinion with respect to “Feedback and communication about error”. For the hospital wide dimensions response rate was obtained as 62% for the “Teamwork across Hospital Units” while for the dimension “Hospital Handoffs & Transitions”, the score came out as 55%.Conclusions: The perception of patient safety and standards of patient safety were fairly good in the present rural tertiary health care hospital, but there is an ample of prospect in improvement with regard to event reporting, feedback and non punitive error.

scholarly journals Evaluation of patient safety culture in the hemodynamics sector in a private hospital in São Luís – MA

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-56
Author(s):  
Inaldo Kley do Nascimento Moraes ◽  
Sara Coelho Oliveira ◽  
Daniela Bassi Dibai ◽  
Rosane da Silva Dias
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Private Hospital ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Acceptable Risks ◽  
Almost All

Patient safety is understood as reducing to the minimum acceptable risks of damage associated with health care. This depends on a safety culture formed from a qualified and safe service, involving all hospital professionals, and constant monitoring of the determining factors for quality health care. The general objective of the study was to evaluate the culture of patient safety in the hemodynamics sector in a private hospital in São Luís. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative study conducted in the hemodynamic sector of the cardiology center of Hospital São Domingos, through the HSOPSC – Hospital Survey on Patiente Safety Culture questionnaire divided into 12 dimensions, the perception of each of them is described by the percentage of positive responses. Participants were 69 professionals, of which 47 (68%) were women, 16 (23%) were nurses, 30 (43%) worked in the hospital between 1 and 5 years, 33 (48%) with weekly workload between 20 and 39 hours. Regarding the dimensions evaluated the “Expectations on the supervisor/boss” (79%); “Organizational learning / continued improvement” (90%); “Teamwork within the unit” with (78%) and “hospital management support” (91%) considered strong. In addition, 52 (68%) participants reported not having submitted or completed any adverse event reports in the last 12 months. Therefore, the patient safety culture of the sector has potential for improvement in almost all dimensions evaluated.

scholarly journals Perception of patient safety culture among health-care providers in a Tertiary Care Hospital, South India

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adhisakthi Rajalatchumi ◽  
ThanjavurS Ravikumar ◽  
Kaliaperumal Muruganandham ◽  
Mahalakshmy Thulasingam ◽  
Kalaiselvi Selvaraj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
South India ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Care Providers

Measuring patient safety culture: A study at a teaching hospital in Ghana

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 250-258
Author(s):  
Musilimu Muftawu ◽  
Ece Ugurluoglu Aldogan
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Healthcare Research ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Event Reporting

Objective This study examined the current patient safety culture from the perspective of healthcare workers in a teaching hospital in Ghana and drew comparison with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2018 Patient Safety Culture Comparative Database Report. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. A total of 435 questionnaires were distributed and 322 valid responses were received (a response rate of 74%). The study sample included 178 nurses, 59 doctors, 19 pharmacists, 35 technicians ((laboratory and radiology), and 31 management staff. The Hospital Survey Excel Tool 1.6 and the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 were used to analyze the data. Results The overall average score for the 12 dimensions of patient safety culture was 53% which is 12% lower than the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 2018 benchmark report of 65%. The dimension with the highest positive mean score was “Teamwork within Hospital Units” (77%) while the one with the lowest score was “Frequency of Event Reporting” (33%). All 12 domains except for Frequency of Event Reporting ( p = 0.414), Management Support for Patient Safety ( p = 0.823), and Teamwork within Units ( p = 0.070) have significant relationship with patient safety culture. Conclusions Generally, the patient safety culture dimension in the teaching hospital was low. Training of healthcare workers on patient safety and a broad based research including all categories of healthcare staff is highly needed in other to fully understand and change the patient safety culture in Ghanaian Hospitals.

scholarly journals Assessment of Patient Safety Culture among Nurses at a Tertiary Level Hospital in Kathmandu

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
Sabitra Poudel ◽  
Menuka Aryal ◽  
Narayani Paudel
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Cross Sectional

Introduction: Patient safety is a fundamental and critical dimension of quality health care. Globally it is becoming a major challenge in achieving universal health coverage. The challenge is even more serious in Low and Middle Income Countries like Nepal because safety related harm is more in these countries rather than in developed countries. This study aims to assess the patient safety culture among nurses.  Methods:  A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Kathmandu Medical College Public Limited to assess the Patient Safety Culture within the organization among nurses. The data was collected using Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) Hospital survey on patient safety culture questionnaire. Mean score was calculated in different dimensions and Mann-Whitney U test was used to assess the association between safety dimension and demographic variables.  Result:  Among 12 areas of patient safety, teamwork within units and organizational learning had the highest mean score whereas the lowest reported score was in staffing followed by supervisor’s expectation and action promoting patient safety. While rating the extent of patient safety, 84% of respondents reported it as average in the organization. Study showed significant association of management support, organizational learning and frequency of event reported with age of respondents and overall perception of patient safety and hands-off/transition with working area.  Conclusion: Since the patient safety culture is average within organization, attention needs to be paid to make it adequate in all areas of safety.

GESTÃO HOSPITALAR E CULTURA DE SEGURANÇA DO PACIENTE NA PERCEPÇÃO DA EQUIPE DE ENFERMAGEM

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edenise Maria Santos da Silva-Batalha ◽  
Marta Maria Melleiro
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Healthcare Research

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a percepção de trabalhadores de enfermagem de um hospital de ensino acerca da cultura de segurança do paciente frente à gestão hospitalar. Trata-se de uma pesquisa quantitativa desenvolvida em um hospital de 900 leitos. A amostra foi composta por 301 profissionais de enfermagem. O instrumento de coleta foi o questionário da Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, intitulado Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture, traduzido para o Português e adaptado da versão original em inglês. A análise deu-se por meio de estatísticas descritivas e testes específicos. Os resultados referentes à dimensão “Apoio da gestão hospitalar para segurança do paciente” evidenciaram que 53,6% dos participantes discordavam que a administração propiciava um clima de trabalho favorável à segurança do paciente, 46% discordavam que a segurança do paciente fosse uma prioridade da administração e 58,3% concordavam que a administração apenas se interessava pela segurança após a ocorrência de eventos adversos. Tais resultados demonstram a necessidade de envolvimento maior da gestão hospitalar para com a segurança dos pacientes, favorecendo o amadurecimento da cultura de segurança. Ainda, a relação entre a enfermagem e a gestão hospitalar deve ser fortalecida, baseando-se em relações mais próximas e lineares. Conclui-se que não é apenas uma parte da organização que é responsável pela cultura de segurança, há, portanto, a necessidade de envolver a gestão e todos os trabalhadores na criação, implementação e fortalecimento dos sentimentos, valores, comportamentos, atitudes e ações que irão fomentar essa cultura. Palavras-chave: Administração hospitalar. Segurança do paciente. Enfermagem.

Evaluation of patient safety culture in a private general hospital: a case study in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassiana Gil Prates ◽  
Rita Catalina Aquino Caregnato ◽  
Ana Maria Müller de Magalhães ◽  
Daiane Dal Pai ◽  
Janete de Souza Urbanetto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Administrative Staff ◽  
Management Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Administrative Services ◽  
Graduate Degrees ◽  
Brazilian Version

PurposeThe purpose is to assess the patient safety culture perceived by healthcare and administrative staff in a Brazilian hospital and examine whether education and experience are related to positive perceptions.Design/methodology/approachA descriptive–analytical case study was carried out at Ernesto Dornelles Hospital, a private Brazilian institution. The Brazilian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was used to assess the perceptions of 618 participants, of whom 315 worked in healthcare assistance and 303 in administrative services. The main outcome was the percentage of positive responses, and the independent variables included the type of work, schooling and length of experience.FindingsNone of the twelve dimensions was strengthened. The percentage of positive responses was the highest for “Hospital management support for patient safety” (67.5%), and the lowest was for “Nonpunitive response to error” (29%). The healthcare staff had a slightly higher average than the administrative staff. The percentage of positive responses from professionals with undergraduate or graduate degrees was higher for the eight dimensions of safety culture. The length of hospital experience was not associated with any dimensions.Originality/valueThis study explored the influence of education and professional experience on the perception of patient safety in healthcare and administrative staff from a private institution. These approaches allow to know with greater depth and clarity factors that are related to the patient safety culture and, thus, have more consistent evidence to support interventions in specific needs.

Traditional Lectures Actually Improve the Body of Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Health Care Professional for Health Incident Reporting System

2020 ◽  
pp. 001857872091855
Author(s):  
Marcus Vinicius de Souza Joao Luiz ◽  
Fabiana Rossi Varallo ◽  
Celsa Raquel Villaverde Melgarejo ◽  
Tales Rubens de Nadai ◽  
Patricia de Carvalho Mastroianni
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Health Care Professional ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Reporting System ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Incident Reporting ◽  
Event Reporting ◽  
Incident Reporting System ◽  
Traditional Lectures

Introduction: A solid patient safety culture lies at the core of an effective event reporting system in a health care setting requiring a professional commitment for event reporting identification. Therefore, health care settings should provide strategies in which continuous health care education comes up as a good alternative. Traditional lectures are usually more convenient in terms of costs, and they allow us to disseminate data, information, and knowledge through a large number of people in the same room. Taking in consideration the tight money budgets in Brazil and other countries, it is relevant to investigate the impact of traditional lectures on the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to incident reporting system and patient safety culture. Objective: The study aim was to assess the traditional lecture impact on the improvement of health care professional competency dimensions (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) and on the number of health care incident reports for better patient safety culture. Participants and Methods: An open-label, nonrandomized trial was conducted in ninety-nine health care professionals who were assessed in terms of their competencies (knowledge, skills, and attitudes) related to the health incident reporting system, before and after education intervention (traditional lectures given over 3 months). Results: All dimensions of professional competencies were improved after traditional lectures ( P < .05, 95% confidence interval). Conclusions: traditional lectures are helpful strategy for the improvement of the competencies for health care incident reporting system and patient safety.

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