Nurses’ Attitude Regarding Patient Safety in Primary Healthcare Centers of Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

ObjectiveTo evaluate the attitudes of undergraduate pharmacy students towards patient safety in six developing countries.DesignA cross-sectional study.SettingParticipants were enrolled from the participating universities in six countries.ParticipantsUndergraduate pharmacy students from the participating universities in six developing countries (Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, India and Indonesia) were invited to participate in the study between October 2018 and September 2019.Primary outcomeAttitudes towards patient safety was measured using 14-item questionnaire that contained five subscales: being quality-improvement focused, internalising errors regardless of harm, value of contextual learning, acceptability of questioning more senior healthcare professionals’ behaviour and attitude towards open disclosure. Multiple-linear regression analysis was used to identify predictors of positive attitudes towards patient safety.ResultsA total of 2595 students participated in this study (1044 from Jordan, 514 from Saudi Arabia, 134 from Kuwait, 61 from Qatar, 416 from India and 429 from Indonesia). Overall, the pharmacy students reported a positive attitude towards patient safety with a mean score of 37.4 (SD=7.0) out of 56 (66.8%). The ‘being quality-improvement focused’ subscale had the highest score, 75.6%. The subscale with the lowest score was ‘internalising errors regardless of harm’, 49.2%. Female students had significantly better attitudes towards patient safety scores compared with male students (p=0.001). Being at a higher level of study and involvement in or witnessing harm to patients while practising were important predictors of negative attitudes towards patient safety (p<0.001).ConclusionPatient safety content should be covered comprehensively in pharmacy curricula and reinforced in each year of study. This should be more focused on students in their final year of study and who have started their training. This will ensure that the next generation of pharmacists are equipped with the requisite knowledge, core competencies and attitudes to ensure optimal patient safety when they practice.

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Pharmacy students’ attitudes toward patient safety in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

BMC Medical Education ◽

10.1186/s12909-020-02197-z ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Monira Alwhaibi ◽

Yazed AlRuthia ◽

Haya Almalag ◽

Hadeel Alkofide ◽

Bander Balkhi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Patient Safety ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Pharmacy Students ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Students Attitudes

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Correction: Prevalence of polypharmacy and the association with non-communicable diseases in Qatari elderly patients attending primary healthcare centers: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0238343 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (8) ◽

pp. e0238343

Author(s):

Ayman Al-Dahshan ◽

Noora Al-Kubiasi ◽

Manal Al-Zaidan ◽

Wael Saeed ◽

Vahe Kehyayan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Elderly Patients ◽

Primary Healthcare ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Communicable Diseases ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Non Communicable Diseases ◽

Primary Healthcare Centers

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Prevalence and predictors of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among patients with type II diabetes attending primary healthcare centers in the western region of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Mental Health Systems ◽

10.1186/s13033-019-0307-6 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Alhussain Alzahrani ◽

Abdulrahman Alghamdi ◽

Turki Alqarni ◽

Reem Alshareef ◽

Abdullah Alzahrani

Keyword(s):

Saudi Arabia ◽

Type Ii Diabetes ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Western Region ◽

Type Ii ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Stress Symptoms ◽

Predictors Of Depression ◽

Primary Healthcare Centers

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OBSTACLES ENCOUNTERED WHILE DEALING WITH EMERGENCY CASES BY PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PHYSICIANS IN CLUSTER 1 RIYADH CITY, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/12809 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 60-69

Author(s):

Alhanouf M. Alazmi ◽

Fathi Zouheir Mbarki ◽

Abeer Ahmed Sharahili ◽

Amal Ahmed Ghzwany ◽

Esra Ali Alhwsawi

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Healthcare ◽

Emergency Services ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Medical Problems ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Riyadh City ◽

Primary Health ◽

Primary Healthcare Centers

Background: The frontline primary healthcare centers (PHCCs) are regularly visited for different medical problems, ranging from minor situation to emergency cases. The frontline primary healthcare centers (PHCCs) are regularly visited for different medical problems, ranging from minor situation to emergency cases. Therefore, analytical cross-sectional study was conducted to assess nature of encountered acute medical emergencies, self-perception and competencies of PCH physicians dealing with them, and, sufficiency of the required PHCCs equipment in hospitals of Riyadh. Methodology: This cross-sectional study enrolled all the physicians in governmental PHCCs, Ministry of Health (cluster 1) Riyadh city during the study period. The study was conducted using modified previously validated online accessible questionnaire. Online questionnaire was distributed across the selected Primary health care centers in Riyadh by submitting it to PHC manager to distribute to all PHC physicians during study period Results: In this study, we were able to collect 206 responses for our questionnaire among primary healthcare physicians. Among these physicians 58.8 % were aged between 25-35 years old and 55.3 % were females. We found that the percentage of PHC physicians who will attempt to perform the assessed skills for all patients did not exceed 30%. The least cases seen by physicians were cardiac arrest, acute GIT bleeding, anaphylaxis and acute vaginal bleeding which never seen during the last year by 83.1 %, 72.8 %, 70.9 % and 68 % of participants respectively. Conclusion: The current study showed that emergency services at the PHC level in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia are not functioning reasonably in some terms. Therefore, the services need to be perfected, and defects revealed by the current study should be taken into consideration hand-in-hand with available resources to upgrade the quality of the emergency services provided at PHC centers in Riyadh.

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Prevalence of polypharmacy and the association with non-communicable diseases in Qatari elderly patients attending primary healthcare centers: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0234386 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (6) ◽

pp. e0234386

Author(s):

Ayman Al-Dahshan ◽

Noora Al-Kubiasi ◽

Manal Al-Zaidan ◽

Wael Saeed ◽

Vahe Kehyayan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Elderly Patients ◽

Primary Healthcare ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Communicable Diseases ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Non Communicable Diseases ◽

Primary Healthcare Centers

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Pattern of Internet Use for Pregnancy-Related Information and Its Predictors Among Women Visiting Primary Healthcare in Qatar: A Cross-Sectional Study

10.21203/rs.3.rs-418309/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Ayman Al-Dahshan ◽

Mohamad Chehab ◽

Ayatullah Mohamed ◽

Noora Al-Kubaisi ◽

Nagah Selim

Keyword(s):

Pregnant Women ◽

Primary Healthcare ◽

Internet Use ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Online Information ◽

Age Group ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Related Information ◽

Primary Healthcare Centers

Abstract Background Internet usage has been steadily increasing and the available online information for pregnant ‎women today is immense.‎ Objective This study aimed to investigate the pattern of internet use for pregnancy-related information and its ‎predictors among pregnant women visiting primary healthcare centers in Qatar‎. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at the antenatal clinics of six primary healthcare centers in Qatar between June and December 2019. Pregnant women were recruited through a systematic random sampling technique. Participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire. Descriptive and analytic statistics were used when appropriate. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was constructed to identify the predictors of internet use for pregnancy-related information. Results The study included 403 pregnant women. Most of them were in the 26–35 years age category, in the second trimester (55.5%), and had 1–2 children at home (51.5%). The internet was the most common source (81.1%) of pregnancy-related information. The access to online information was mainly through websites (67.3%), mobile applications (48.3%), and social media platforms (39.7%). The most frequently searched topics online were fetal development (74.3%), diet during pregnancy (53.6%), and management of health ‎problems (39.6%).‎ The multivariable regression model identified the age group 26–35 years (AOR: 4.87; 95% CI: 2.10, 11.27), Arabs (AOR: 4.10; 95% CI: 2.02, 8.32), tertiary education (AOR: 5.22; 95% CI: 1.77, 15.33), having 1–2 children (AOR: 3.41; 95% CI: 1.45, 8.01), and being employed or a housewife as independent predictors of internet use for pregnancy-related information. Conclusion The internet was a commonly used source of health information among pregnant women in Qatar. Internet use was significantly associated with the age group of 26–35 years, Arabs, higher level of education, being employed or a housewife, and having up to two children.

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