Relationship Between Patient Safety Policies and Staff’s Perceptions of Safety Culture During COVID-19 Epidemic in One University Hospital
Article Sidebar
Main Article Content
Abstract
Background: Patient safety is an important issue in healthcare systems. Safety culture ensures the quality of hospitals and sets the standard for healthcare systems.
Objectives: To study the level of perception of patient safety culture, and factors related to the overall perception of safety in one university hospital during COVID-19epidemic.
Methods: This cross-sectional survey included 284 participants who worked at the university hospital. Data were collected using questionnaires from April 21, 2022, to May 31, 2022, and analyses were performed.
Results: Participants had a high perception of safety culture on 9 out of 12 dimensions (median [range], 4.00 [1.00 - 5.00]). The association between the variables found that the working experience in this hospital (Adjusted OR, 2.85; 95% CI, 1.26 - 6.42), and hospital policies on patient safety (Adjusted OR, 9.5; 95% CI, 1.23 - 73.37) were a statistically significant correlation with the overall perception of patient safety (P < .05).
Conclusions: Personnel in this hospital with working experience had a high level of the overall perception of patient safety. Personnel who were aware of the safety policy and complied with it were likely to have had a high level of the overall perception of patient safety.
Article Details
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
References
Øyri SF, Braut GS, Macrae C, Wiig S. Hospital managers’ perspectives with implementing quality improvement measures and a new regulatory framework: a qualitative case study. BMJ Open. 2020;10(12):e042847. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042847
Huang C, Wang Y, Wu H, Yii-Ching L. Assessment of patient safety culture during COVID-19: a cross-sectional study in a tertiary a-level hospital in China. TQM J. 2021;34(5):1189-1201. doi:10.1108/tqm-01-2021-0024
Satyavanija B. Patient Safety Culture as Perceived by Professional Nurses at a University Hospital in Eastern Region. Master’s thesis. Burapha University; 2017. Accessed August 23, 2023. https://buuir.buu.ac.th/bitstream/1234567890/6522/1/Fulltext.pdf
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Quality of Health Care in America, Kohn LT, Corrigan JM, Donaldson MS, eds. To Err is Human: Building a Safer Health System. National Academy Press; 1999.
Feng X. Factors Associated with Nurses’ Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture in One University Hospital in China. Dissertation. Marquette University; 2009.
Kakemam E, Gharaee H, Rajabi MR, et al. Nurses’ perception of patient safety culture and its relationship with adverse events: a national questionnaire survey in Iran. BMC Nurs. 2021;20(1):60. doi:10.1186/s12912-021-00571-w
Suliman MM. Nurses’ Perceptions of Patient Safety Culture in Public Hospitals in Jordan. Dissertation. Case Western Reserve University; 2015. Accessed August 23, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1415739033
World Health Organization. Q&As on COVID-19 and related health topics: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Published March 28, 2021. Updated March 28, 2023. Accessed August 23, 2023. https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/question-and-answers-hub/q-a-detail/coronavirus-disease-covid-19
Sorra J, Gray L, Streagle S, et al. AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: User’s Guide. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; 2018. Accessed August 23, 2023. https://www.ahrq.gov/sops/quality-patient-safety/patient-safetyculture/hospital/index.html
Karademirler Y, Manav G. Perceptions and factors affecting patient safety culture of employees in pediatric services. J Pediatr Res. 2020;7(4):301-308. doi:10.4274/jpr.galenos.2019.77699
Sukhnim N, Hongsranagon P, Thungthon J. Measuring safety culture attitude of health professionals at King Narai Hospital, Lop Buri Province, Thailand. Journal of Health Research. 2017;27(2):105-109.
Uakarn C, Chaokromthing K, Sintao N. Sample size estimation using Yamane and Cochran and Krejcie and Morgan and Green Formulas and Cohen statistical power analysis by G*Power and comparisons. APHEIT International Journal. 2021;10(2):76-88.
Supachutikul A. Hospital survey on patient safety culture. Published September 11, 2008. Updated September 06, 2013. Accessed October 31, 2023. https://www.gotoknow.org/posts/207975
Khianpo R, Daengthern L. Factors influencing on patient safety culture as perceived by registered nurses in Phrae Hospital. BCNUT J Nurs. 2021;13(1):147-159.
Al Sweleh FS, Al Saedan AM, Al Dayel OA. Patient safety culture perceptions in the college of dentistry. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018;97(2):e9570. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000009570
Potaya S. Nurses' perception on patient safety culture in a tertiary hospital in Bangkok. Royal Thai Air Force Medical Gazette. 2018;64(3):25-35.
Thawon A, Boonme P, Ketchu K. Registered nurses’ perception on patient safety culture and the development of patient safety in Phayao Hospital. J Health Sci Res. 2014;8(2):6-16.
Wu X, Zheng S, Huang J, Zheng Z, Xu M, Zhou Y. Contingency nursing management in designated hospitals during COVID-19 outbreak. Ann Glob Health. 2020;86(1):70. doi:10.5334/aogh.2918
Chuaytawee J, Songthai N. Factors influencing nurses’ perceptions on patient safety culture in the community hospitals, Phitsanulok province. Journal of Nursing and Health Science. 2017;11(3):42-51.
Extension and Training Office, Kasetsart University. Measures to prevent the Coronavirus 2019. March 03, 2020. Accessed October 31, 2023. https://eto.ku.ac.th/pdf/c19etoku2020.pdf