scholarly journals Assessment of Attitude of Primary Care Medical Staff Toward Patient Safety Culture in Primary Health-care Centers–—Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia

2021 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 2731-2740
Author(s):  
Mohammed M AlMaani ◽  
Khaled F Salama
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers

scholarly journals Patient safety culture in Primary Health Care

Rev Rene ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. e70874
Author(s):  
Jéssica Karine Lopes Bohrer ◽  
Ana Catarina Laboissière Vasconcelos ◽  
Ana Lúcia Queiroz Bezerra ◽  
Cristiane Chagas Teixeira ◽  
Juliane Andrade ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Care Health

Objective: to evaluate the patient safety culture in a primary care health unit. Methods: cross-sectional study conducted with 51 professionals linked to Primary Health Care. Data were collected using the self-administered instrument Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture, translated, adapted and validated for use in Brazil. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed. Nurses, physicians, Community Health Agents, among other professionals participated. Results: the dimensions of the patient safety culture in Primary Health Care indicated opportunities for improvement or weaknesses in the service. The general assessment of patient safety and the global assessment of the quality of care provided in Primary Health Care were appointed as good or fair. Conclusion: the safety culture in Primary Care did not identify strong dimensions; there were problems with equipment, performance and availability of test results and exchange of information with imaging centers/laboratories in the care network.

scholarly journals Barriers Facing Primary Health Care Physicians When Dealing with Emergency Cases in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majed A. Aloufi ◽  
Marwan A. Bakarman
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Primary Health Care Physicians ◽  
Health Care Centers

<p><strong>OBJECTIVES:</strong> To estimate the prevalence of emergency cases reporting to Primary Health Care centers (PHC), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia and to explore the barriers facing PHC physicians when dealing with such emergency cases.<strong></strong></p><p><strong>METHODS:</strong> A cross-sectional analytic study, where all physicians working in the PHC of the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Jeddah; were invited to participate (n=247). The study period was from July 2013 till December 2013. Data were collected through two sources. 1- A self-administered questionnaire used to determine the physicians’ perceived competence when dealing with emergency cases. 2- A structured observation sheet used to evaluate availability of equipment, drugs, ambulances and other supporting facilities required to deal with emergency cases.</p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> The response rate was 83.4%. The physicians’ age ranged between 25 and 60 years with a mean ±SD of 34.4±7.5 years. Majority of them (83.5%) did not attend ATLS courses at all whereas 60.7% never attended ACLS courses. The majority (97.1%) had however attended BLS courses. Physicians in the age group 36-45 years, non-Saudi, those who had SBFM, those who reported experience in working in emergency departments and physicians who reported more working years in PHCCs (&gt;5 years) had a significant higher score of perceived level of competence in performing emergency skill scale than others (P&lt;0.05). The prevalence of emergency cases attending PHC in Jeddah (2013) was 5.2%.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> Emergency services at PHC in Jeddah are functioning reasonably well, but require fine tuning of services and an upgrade in their quality.</p>

scholarly journals Assessment of patient safety culture in primary health care in Muscat, Oman: a questionnaire -based survey

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muna Habib AL Lawati ◽  
Stephanie D. Short ◽  
Nadia Noor Abdulhadi ◽  
Sathiya Murthi Panchatcharam ◽  
Sarah Dennis
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Primary Health

scholarly journals Medical Audit of the Quality of Diabetes Care

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdulbari Bener ◽  
Mariam Abdulmalik ◽  
Mohammed Al-Kazaz ◽  
Abdul-Ghani Mohammed ◽  
Rahima Sanya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Diabetes Care ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Care Patients ◽  
Primary Health Care Centers ◽  
Health Care Centers

Objective: To assess the quality of diabetes care provided to patients attending primary care settings and hospitals in the State of Qatar. Design: Observational cohort study. Setting: The survey was carried out in primary health care centers and hospitals. Subjects and Methods: The study was conducted from January 2010 to August 2010 among diabetic patients attending primary health care centers and hospitals. Among the patients participating, 575 were from hospitals and 1103 from primary health care centers. Face-to-face interviews were conducted using a structured questionnaire including sociodemographic, clinical, and satisfaction score of the patients. Results: The mean age of the primary care diabetic patients was 46.1 ± 15.1 years and 44.5 ± 14.8 years for hospital patients ( P = .03). There was a significant difference observed in terms of age group, gender, marital status, occupation, and consanguinity of the diabetic patients in both medical settings ( P < .001). Overweight was less prevalent in primary care patients than in hospital diabetes mellitus patients (40.4% vs 46.4%). A significant variation was observed in the mean values of blood glucose (−0.76), HbA1C (−0.78), LDL (−0.01), albumin (−0.37), bilirubin (−0.76), and triglyceride (−0.01) in primary care patients compared to the mean values of the preceding year. Overall, complications were lower in primary care diabetic patients, and patients attending primary care were more satisfied with the diabetes care. Conclusion: The present study revealed that in general, primary health care provided a better quality of care to diabetic patients compared to that of hospitals. Also, primary care patients had a better satisfaction score towards diabetes care.

scholarly journals Patient safety culture from the perspective of workers and primary health care teams

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiane Cortêz Raimondi ◽  
Suelen Cristina Zandonadi Bernal ◽  
Laura Misue Matsuda
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Oral Health ◽  
Health Service ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Family Health ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Health Care Teams ◽  
Primary Health

OBJECTIVE: Analyze if the patient safety culture among professionals in the primary health care differs among health care teams. METHODS: Cross-sectional and quantitative study conducted in April and May 2017, in a city in Southern Brazil. A total of 144 professionals who responded to the questionnaire “Survey on Patient Safety Culture in Primary Health Care” participated in the study. Data were analyzed in the Statistical Analysis Software program and expressed in percentage of positive responses. The ethical principles established for research with human beings were applied. RESULTS: Patient safety culture is positive among 50.81% of the professionals, and the dimensions “your health service” (63.39%) and “patient safety and quality” (61.22%) obtained the highest average of positive responses. Significant differences were found between the family health and oral health teams (α = 0.05 and p < 0.05), in the dimensions “patient safety” (p = 0.0274) and “work at the health service” (p = 0.0058). CONCLUSIONS: We concluded that, although close to the average, patient safety culture among professionals in the Primary Health Care is positive and that there are differences in safety culture between family health and oral health teams in comparison with the primary health care teams.

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