Are health professionals’ perceptions of patient safety related to figures on safety incidents?
| Autor: | Dirk Mettes, Simone A. van Dulmen, Sander Gaal, Mirjam Harmsen, Lucie Martijn, Michel Wensing |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Dental practice
medicine.medical_specialty genetic structures Health professionals business.industry Health Policy media_common.quotation_subject Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Primary care Audit Health professions Patient safety Nursing Perception Family medicine Health care medicine business media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. |
| ISSN: | 1356-1294 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2012.01887.x |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: The study aims to explore whether health care professionals' perceptions of patient safety in their practice were associated with the number of patient safety incidents identified in patient records. SETTING: Seventy primary care practices of general practice, general dental practice, midwifery practices and allied health care practices were used in the study. METHODS: A retrospective audit of 50 patient records was performed to identify patient safety incidents in each of the practices and a survey among health professionals to identify their perceptions of patient safety. RESULTS: All health professions felt that 'communication breakdowns inside the practice' as well as 'communication breakdowns outside the practice' and 'reporting of patient safety concerns' were a threat to patient safety in their work setting. We found little association between the perceptions of health professionals and the number of safety incidents. The only item with a significant relation to a higher number of safety incidents referred to the perception of 'communication problems outside the practice' as a threat to patient safety. CONCLUSIONS: This study indicates that the assessment of professionals' perceptions may be complementary to observed safety incidents, but not linked to an objective measure of patient safety. |
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