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Tocco Tussardi I, Tardivo S, Mazzi MA, Rimondini M, Visentin D, Busch IM, Torri E, Moretti F. Unpacking Perceptions on Patient Safety: A Study of Nursing Home Staff in Italy. Healthcare (Basel) 2024; 12:1440. [PMID: 39057583 PMCID: PMC11276544 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare12141440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2024] [Revised: 07/12/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/28/2024] Open
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Nursing homes (NHs) are crucial for de-hospitalization and addressing the needs of non-self-sufficient individuals with complex health issues. This study investigates the patient safety culture (PSC) in NHs within a northern Italian region, focusing on factor influencing overall safety perceptions and their contributions to subjective judgements of safety. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 25 NHs in the Autonomous Province of Trento. The Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture (NHSPSC) was utilized to assess PSC among NH staff. Multilevel linear regression and post hoc dominance analyses were conducted to investigate variabilities in PSC among staff and NHs and to assess the extent to which PSC dimensions explain overall perceptions of PS. Analysis of 1080 questionnaires (44% response rate) revealed heterogeneity in PSC across dimensions and NHs, with management support, organizational learning, and supervisor expectations significantly influencing overall safety perceptions. Despite some areas of concern, overall safety perceptions were satisfactory. However, the correlation between individual dimensions and overall ratings of safety was moderate, suggesting the need to enhance the maturity level of PSCs. Promoting a shift in PSC could enhance transparency, prioritize resident safety, empower nursing staff, and increase family satisfaction with care provided in NHs. The support provided by management to PSC appears essential to influence NH staff perceptions of PS.
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- Ilaria Tocco Tussardi
- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Prevention, Healthcare Trust of the Autonomous Province of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Clinical Governance Service, Healthcare Trust of the Autonomous Province of Trento, 38123 Trento, Italy
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- Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy
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Ming Y, Meehan R. Patient Safety Perception Within Hospitals: An Examination of Job Type, Handoffs and Information Exchange, and Hospital Management Support. J Patient Saf 2023; 19:369-374. [PMID: 37144891 DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The study has 3 aims: (1) to assess to what extent a person's job role relates to their evaluation of patient safety in the hospital setting; 2) to identify the relationship from hospital management aspects, including level of organizational learning-continuous improvement, level of management support, and level of leader support to patient safety perception in the hospital setting; and 3) to examine the relationship between the rating of the ease of information exchange and clinical handoffs and perceived patient safety in the hospital setting. METHODS This study used a publicly available, deidentified cross-sectional data set from the 2021 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's Survey on Patient Safety Culture Hospital Survey 2.0. Welch's analysis of variance and multiple linear regression were used to examine each factor's impact on patient safety rating. RESULTS Supervisors had a higher ( P < 0.001) patient safety perception than people in other job types, whereas nurses had a lower ( P < 0.001) patient safety perception than other job types. Level of organizational learning-continuous improvement ( P < 0.001), level of hospital management ( P < 0.001), level of leader support ( P < 0.001), and ease of handoffs and information exchange ( P < 0.001) were positively related to perceived patient safety. CONCLUSIONS This study highlights the importance of identifying the unique issues affecting nurses and supervisors, different from other job types, that may explain their lower patient safety ratings. Findings from this study suggest that it is critical for organizations to focus on initiatives and policies that promote leadership, management, ease in information exchange and handoffs, and continuous learning.
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- Yue Ming
- From the College of Communication and Information
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- School of Information, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
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Pedroso AC, Fernandes FP, Tuma P, Vernal S, Pellizzari M, Seisdedos MG, Prieto C, Wilckens BO, Villamizar OJS, Olaya LAC, Delgado P, Cendoroglo Neto M. Patient safety culture in South America: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open Qual 2023; 12:e002362. [PMID: 37802541 PMCID: PMC10565275 DOI: 10.1136/bmjoq-2023-002362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Every year, millions of patients suffer injuries or die due to unsafe and poor-quality healthcare. A culture of safety care is crucial to prevent risks, errors and harm that may result from medical assistance. Measurement of patient safety culture (PSC) identifies strengths and weaknesses, serving as a guide to improvement interventions; nevertheless, there is a lack of studies related to PSC in Latin America. AIM To assess the PSC in South American hospitals. METHODS A multicentre international cross-sectional study was performed between July and September 2021 by the Latin American Alliance of Health Institutions, composed of four hospitals from Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Colombia. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC V.1.0) was used. Participation was voluntary. Subgroup analyses were performed to assess the difference between leadership positions and professional categories. RESULTS A total of 5695 records were analysed: a 30.1% response rate (range 25%-55%). The highest percentage of positive responses was observed in items related to patient safety as the top priority (89.2%). Contrarily, the lowest percentage was observed in items regarding their mistakes/failures being recorded (23.8%). The strongest dimensions (average score ≥75%) were organisational learning, teamwork within units and management support for patient safety (82%, 79% and 78%, respectively). The dimensions 'requiring improvement' (average score <50%) were staffing and non-punitive responses to error (41% and 37%, respectively). All mean scores were higher in health workers with a leadership position except for the hospital handoff/transitions item. Significant differences were found by professional categories, mainly between physicians, nurses, and other professionals. CONCLUSION Our findings lead to a better overview of PSC in Latin America, serving as a baseline and benchmarking to facilitate the recognition of weaknesses and to guide quality improvement strategies regionally and globally. Despite South American PSC not being well-exploited, local institutions revealed a strengthened culture of safety care.
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- Aline Cristina Pedroso
- Qualidade e Segurança do Paciente, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Qualidade e Segurança do Paciente, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Escritório de Excelência, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Clinica Alemana de Santiago SA, Vitacura, Metropolitan Region, Chile
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- Latin America and Europe Regions, Institute for Healthcare Improvement, Belfast, UK
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- Qualidade e Segurança do Paciente, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil
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Camacho-Rodríguez DE, Carrasquilla-Baza DA, Dominguez-Cancino KA, Palmieri PA. Patient Safety Culture in Latin American Hospitals: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:14380. [PMID: 36361273 PMCID: PMC9658502 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192114380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Adverse events in hospitals are prevented through risk reduction and reliable processes. Highly reliable hospitals are grounded by a robust patient safety culture with effective communication, leadership, teamwork, error reporting, continuous improvement, and organizational learning. Although hospitals regularly measure their patient safety culture for strengths and weaknesses, there have been no systematic reviews with meta-analyses reported from Latin America. PURPOSE Our systematic review aims to produce evidence about the status of patient safety culture in Latin American hospitals from studies using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC). METHODS This systematic review was guided by the JBI guidelines for evidence synthesis. Four databases were systematically searched for studies from 2011 to 2021 originating in Latin America. Studies identified for inclusion were assessed for methodological quality and risk of bias. Descriptive and inferential statistics, including meta-analysis for professional subgroups and meta-regression for subgroup effect, were calculated. RESULTS In total, 30 studies from five countries-Argentina (1), Brazil (22), Colombia (3), Mexico (3), and Peru (1)-were included in the review, with 10,915 participants, consisting primarily of nursing staff (93%). The HSOPSC dimensions most positive for patient safety culture were "organizational learning: continuous improvement" and "teamwork within units", while the least positive were "nonpunitive response to error" and "staffing". Overall, there was a low positive perception (48%) of patient safety culture as a global measure (95% CI, 44.53-51.60), and a significant difference was observed for physicians who had a higher positive perception than nurses (59.84; 95% CI, 56.02-63.66). CONCLUSIONS Patient safety culture is a relatively unknown or unmeasured concept in most Latin American countries. Health professional programs need to build patient safety content into curriculums with an emphasis on developing skills in communication, leadership, and teamwork. Despite international accreditation penetration in the region, there were surprisingly few studies from countries with accredited hospitals. Patient safety culture needs to be a priority for hospitals in Latin America through health policies requiring annual assessments to identify weaknesses for quality improvement initiatives.
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- Doriam E. Camacho-Rodríguez
- Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Santa Marta 470002, Colombia
- EBHC South America: A JBI Affiliated Group, Calle Cartavio 406, Lima 15023, Peru
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- Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Santa Marta 470002, Colombia
- EBHC South America: A JBI Affiliated Group, Calle Cartavio 406, Lima 15023, Peru
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- EBHC South America: A JBI Affiliated Group, Calle Cartavio 406, Lima 15023, Peru
- Addiction Study Program, Université de Sherbrooke, 150, Place Charles-Le Moyne, Bureau 200, Longueuil, QC J4K 0A8, Canada
- Escuela de Salud Pública, Universidad de Chile, Av. Independencia 939, Independencia, Santiago de Chile 8380453, Chile
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- EBHC South America: A JBI Affiliated Group, Calle Cartavio 406, Lima 15023, Peru
- South American Center for Qualitative Research, Universidad Norbert Wiener, Av. Arequipa 444, Lima 15046, Peru
- College of Graduate Health Studies, A.T. Still University, 800 West Jefferson Street, Kirksville, MO 63501, USA
- Center for Global Nursing, Texas Woman’s University, 6700 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Brubakk K, Svendsen MV, Deilkås ET, Hofoss D, Barach P, Tjomsland O. Hospital work environments affect the patient safety climate: A longitudinal follow-up using a logistic regression analysis model. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258471. [PMID: 34653217 PMCID: PMC8519418 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Occupational worker wellness and safety climate are key determinants of healthcare organizations’ ability to reduce medical harm to patients while supporting their employees. We designed a longitudinal study to evaluate the association between work environment characteristics and the patient safety climate in hospital units. Methods Primary data were collected from Norwegian hospital staff from 970 clinical units in all 21 hospitals of the South-Eastern Norway Health Region using the validated Norwegian Work Environment Survey and the Norwegian version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. Responses from 91,225 surveys were collected over a three year period. We calculated the factor mean score and a binary outcome to measure study outcomes. The relationship between the hospital unit characteristics and the observed changes in the safety climate was analyzed by linear and logistic regression models. Results A work environment conducive to safe incident reporting, innovation, and teamwork was found to be significant for positive changes in the safety climate. In addition, a work environment supportive of patient needs and staff commitment to their workplace was significant for maintaining a mature safety climate over time. Conclusions A supportive work environment is essential for patient safety. The characteristics of the hospital units were significantly associated with the unit’s safety climate scores, hence improvements in working conditions are needed for enhancing patient safety.
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- Kirsten Brubakk
- Department of Human Resources, South Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, Hamar, Norway
- Institute for Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Telemark Hospital Trust, Skien, Norway
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- Department of Quality Improvement and Patient Safety, Norwegian Directorate of Health, Oslo, Norway
- Unit for Health Services Research, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway
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- Department of Health and Inequality, National Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, United States of America
- Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Sigmund Freud University, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Health, South Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority, Hamar, Norway
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Malik RF, Buljac-Samardžić M, Amajjar I, Hilders CGJM, Scheele F. Open organisational culture: what does it entail? Healthcare stakeholders reaching consensus by means of a Delphi technique. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e045515. [PMID: 34521658 PMCID: PMC8442051 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Open organisational culture in hospitals is important, yet it remains unclear what it entails other than its referral to 'open communication' in the context of patient safety. This study aims to identify the elements of an open hospital culture. METHODS In this group consensus study with a Delphi technique, statements were constructed based on the existing patient safety literature and input of 11 healthcare professionals from different backgrounds. A final framework consisting of 36 statements was reviewed on inclusion and exclusion, in multiple rounds by 32 experts and professionals working in healthcare. The feedback was analysed and shared with the panel after the group reached consensus on statements (>70% agreement). RESULTS The procedure resulted in 37 statements representing tangible (ie, leadership, organisational structures and processes, communication systems, employee attitudes, training and development, and patient orientation) and intangible themes (ie, psychological safety, open communication, cohesion, power, blame and shame, morals and ethics, and support and trust). The culture themes' teamwork and commitment were not specific for an open culture, contradicting the patient safety literature. Thereby, an open mind was shown to be a novel characteristic. CONCLUSIONS Open culture entails an open mind-set and attitude of professionals beyond the scope of patient safety in which there is mutual awareness of each other's (un)conscious biases, focus on team relationships and professional well-being and a transparent system with supervisors/leaders being role models and patients being involved. Although it is generally acknowledged that microlevel social processes necessary to enact patient safety deserve more attention, research has largely emphasised system-level structures and processes. This study provides practical enablers for addressing system and microlevel social processes to work towards an open culture in and across teams.
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- Health Policy and Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Research and Education, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Lee SE, Dahinten VS. Using Dominance Analysis to Identify the Most Important Dimensions of Safety Culture for Predicting Patient Safety. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph18157746. [PMID: 34360039 PMCID: PMC8345389 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18157746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Studies have demonstrated associations between safety culture and patient safety based on the perceptions of healthcare professionals, but limited attention has been given to the perceptions of nurses. Moreover, most studies have used regression modeling, an approach that limits researchers’ ability to identify the most important predictors of patient safety due to intercorrelations among predictors in the model. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effects of seven dimensions of safety culture on nurse-rated patient safety and identify the relative importance of these dimensions for predicting patient safety. This correlational study used data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s 2018 Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. Data from 13,031 nurses working in surgical areas of 443 hospitals in the United States were examined using logistic regression and dominance analysis. Staffing adequacy was the strongest predictor of patient safety, followed by hospital management support for patient safety and organizational learning/continuous improvement. However, dominance analysis showed that hospital management support for patient safety was the most important predictor rather than staffing adequacy. Nurse managers and hospital administrators should role model a culture of safety and demonstrate their valuing of patient safety by providing sufficient resources, listening to and valuing staff suggestions regarding patient safety, and providing feedback about organizational changes to improve patient safety.
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- Seung Eun Lee
- Mo-Im KIM Nursing Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Korea
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- School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 2B5, Canada;
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Wang Y, Han H, Qiu L, Liu C, Wang Y, Liu W. Development of a patient safety culture scale for maternal and child health institutions in China: a cross-sectional validation study. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e025607. [PMID: 31501095 PMCID: PMC6738693 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to develop a patient safety culture (PSC) scale for maternal and child healthcare (MCH) institutions in China. METHODS A theoretical framework of PSC for MCH institutions was proposed through in-depth interviews with MCH workers and patients and Delphi expert consultations. The reliability and validity of the PSC scale were tested in a cross-sectional survey of 1256 MCH workers from 14 MCH institutions in Zhejiang province of China. The study sample was randomly split into half for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, respectively. Test-retest reliability was assessed through a repeated survey of 63 voluntary participants 2 weeks apart. RESULTS The exploratory factor analysis extracted 10 components: patient engagement in patient safety (six items), managerial response to patient safety risks (four items), perceived management support (five items), staff empowerment (four items), staffing and workloads (four items), reporting of adverse events (three items), defensive medical practice (three items), work commitment (three items), training (two items) and transfer and handoff (three items). A good model fit was found in the confirmatory factor analysis: χ2/df=1.822, standardised root mean residual=0.048, root mean square error of approximation=0.038, comparative fit index=0.921, Tucker-Lewis index=0.907. The PSC scale had a Cronbach's α coefficient of 0.89 (0.59-0.90 for dimensional scales) and a test-retest reliability of 0.81 (0.63-0.87 for dimensional reliability), respectively. The intracluster correlation coefficients confirmed a hierarchical nature of the data: individual health workers nested within MCH institutions. CONCLUSION The PSC scale for MCH institutions has acceptable reliability and validity. Further studies are needed to establish benchmarking in a national representative sample through a multilevel modelling approach.
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- Yuanyuan Wang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine Center, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- School of Psychology and Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Second Outpatient Department, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China
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Kuosmanen A, Tiihonen J, Repo-Tiihonen E, Eronen M, Turunen H. Changes in patient safety culture: A patient safety intervention for Finnish forensic psychiatric hospital staff. J Nurs Manag 2019; 27:848-857. [PMID: 30784144 DOI: 10.1111/jonm.12760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2018] [Revised: 01/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIM To evaluate how a 3-year patient safety intervention, more specifically, the implementation of a patient safety incident reporting system, influences patient safety culture. BACKGROUND Positive patient safety culture improves both the quality of health care and patient safety. Nevertheless, nursing managers need tools that can help them develop and evaluate patient safety culture. METHODS The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was used to evaluate patient safety culture at two Finnish forensic psychiatric hospitals (study and control) over two periods, baseline and follow-up. Data were analysed using Z-score and T test statistics. RESULTS The follow-up results from the study hospital showed that five patient safety culture dimensions exhibited a significantly (p < 0.05) positive change in positive response rates over the 3-year period. Furthermore, nine out of twelve patient safety culture dimensions at the study hospital showed a significant improvement in mean score. At the control hospital, only the dimension of frequency of reporting events showed a significantly positive change (p < 0.05) in mean score. CONCLUSION This research shows that the studied patient safety intervention (implementation of the patient safety incident reporting system) significantly influences patient safety culture. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT Nursing managers should utilize a variety of patient safety interventions to improve patient safety and focus on leveraging information from patient safety incidents to advance patient safety culture.
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- Anssi Kuosmanen
- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Department of Nursing Science, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland.,Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
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Dincer M, Torun N, Aksakal H. Determining nurses' perceptions of patient safety culture in palliative care centres. Contemp Nurse 2018; 54:246-257. [PMID: 29966495 DOI: 10.1080/10376178.2018.1492350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Background: Palliative care patients often do not have decision-making capacity at the end of life so this patient group is vulnerable to violations of patient safety.Aim: To determine the attitudes of nurses in palliative care centres in Turkey towards the patient safety culture and to identify factors affecting these.Method: A descriptive, cross-sectional design using self-report questionnaires was used.Results: The mean Patient Safety Culture Scale points of the whole group were 2.91 ± 0.44. In the sub-dimensions of the scale, the highest points were determined in Employee Training (2.99 ± 0.51) and the lowest in Unexpected Events and Error Reporting (2.81 ± 0.54).Conclusions: Patient safety culture is related to nurses' working conditions and the attitude of management towards errors, etc. The results of this study will provide a contribution to the development of healthcare and healthcare training policies for critical units vulnerable to patient safety violations.
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- Metin Dincer
- Health Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Health Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
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Ali H, Ibrahem SZ, Al Mudaf B, Al Fadalah T, Jamal D, El-Jardali F. Baseline assessment of patient safety culture in public hospitals in Kuwait. BMC Health Serv Res 2018; 18:158. [PMID: 29510705 PMCID: PMC5840785 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-2960-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2017] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait.,Department of Health Management, Planning and Policy, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Heath Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Health Management and Policy, Faculty of Heath Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
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Giménez-Júlvez T, Hernández-García I, Aibar-Remón C, Gutiérrez-Cía I, Febrel-Bordejé M. [Patient safety culture in directors and managers of a health service]. GACETA SANITARIA 2017; 31:423-426. [PMID: 28318758 DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2017.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess patient safety culture in directors/managers. METHODS Cross-sectional descriptive study carried out from February to June 2011 among the executive/managing staff of the Aragón Health Service through semi-structured interviews. RESULTS A total of 12 interviews were carried out. All the respondents admitted that there were many patient safety problems and agreed that patient safety was a priority from a theoretical rather than practical perspective. The excessive changes in executive positions was considered to be an important barrier which made it difficult to establish long-term strategies and achieve medium-term continuity. CONCLUSIONS This study recorded perceptions on patient safety culture in directors, an essential factor to improve patient safety culture in this group and in the organisations they run.
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- Teresa Giménez-Júlvez
- Servicio de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, España.
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- Servicio de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, España
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- Servicio de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, España
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- Servicio de atención al usuario de los sistemas de salud y de servicios sociales de Aragón, Departamento de Sanidad de Aragón, Zaragoza, España
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