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- Title
DETERMINING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS.
- Authors
Saqib Khan, Najm Us; Haq Noor, Qamar Ul; Tasawar, Amna; Hisamuddin, Effat
- Abstract
Objective: To determine the factors potentially influencing patient safety culture in hospital settings an comparison of patient safety factors in public and private hospital. Study Design: Qualitative study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in two hospitals in Pakistan; one from public and other from private sector, from Feb 2017 to Jun 2018. Methodology: A multi method approach was used for data collection including interviews and focused group discussions with 50 physicians/doctors & staff from different levels of management hierarchy/department and analysis was done by integrating and coding the two sets of data manually. The data was coded and themes were formed. Results: The different themes obtained from the study included: Human factors like leadership, teamwork, communication work-load and professionalism; physical factors like resources, infrastructure and cleanliness; patient factors like severity of illness, availability of attendant and drug allergies; environmental factors like climate, staff and working conditions and safety culture like safe administration of drugs, blood products, sampling, sterilization and prophylactic antibiotics administration. Conclusion: Multiple factors related to human being and environment were identified to influence patient safety in a hospital setting. Participants from the public hospital were more knowledgeable compared to the private hospital.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; PATIENT safety; PUBLIC hospitals; FOCUS groups; BLOOD products; HOSPITALS
- Publication
Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020, Vol 70, Issue 3, p694
- ISSN
0030-9648
- Publication type
Article