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Volume 17, Issue 9

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Abstract: Assessment of patient safety culture in tertiary health care settings in Taif City, Saudi Arabia
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Dalia El-Sayed Desouky , Atheer Alraqi , Rabeah Alsofyani , Najla Alghamdi
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2019.93673

Abstract: The Development of a Primary Health Care system in the State of Qatar
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Mohsin Allah Ditta, Bilal Ahmed
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2019.93674

Abstract: Hypoglycemia: Its effect on patients with diabetes
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Bilal Ahmed, Muhammed Naeem Khan
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2019.93675

Abstract: Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy and ureterorenoscopy procedures of ureteric stone disease inpatients with a solitary kidney in Aden
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Ali Ahmed Salem Hatroom
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2019.93681

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Abstract: Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis and Dyslipidemia. A study from Kurdistan of Iraq
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Asso Amin, Raof Merza, Mohammed J. Baban, Hawar Khan, Khalid A. Hama-ghareeb, Mohammed IM Gubari, Soran Noori, Saman Sadeq, Alan Saeed
DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2019.93682

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DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2019.93676

 



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September 2019 - Volume 17, Issue 9

Assessment of patient safety culture in tertiary health care settings in Taif City, Saudi Arabia

Dalia El-Sayed Desouky (1,2)
Atheer Alraqi (3)
Rabeah Alsofyani (3)
Najla Alghamdi (3)


(1) Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Taif University, Saudi Arabia
(2) Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt
(3) Medical College, Taif University, Saudi Arabia.

Corresponding author
Dr. Dalia El-Sayed Desouky
Assistant Professor of Public Health & Community Medicine, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt.
Assistant professor of Public Health & Community Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Taif University, Alsalama Street, Taif City,
Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966537125590
Email: daliadesouky1234@gmail.com

Received: July 2019; Accepted: August 2019; Published: Se ptember 1, 2019. Citation: Dalia El-Sayed Desouky, Atheer Alraqi, Rabeah Alsofyani, Najla Alghamdi. Assessment of patient safety culture in tertiary health care settings in Taif City, Saudi Arabia. World Family Medicine. 2019; 17(9): 4-11 DOI: 10.5742MEWFM.2019.93673

Abstract


Background: A limited amount of data exists about patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia, however the healthcare organizations in Saudi Arabia are assessing patient safety guides to identify opportunities for improvement.

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the culture of patient safety in Saudi hospitals and to improve patient safety and quality of care through implementation of safety systems and creating a culture of safety.

Methods: The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire was used to identify dimensions of patient safety culture. The survey questionnaire was distributed in Al-Hada general hospital in Taif city, Saudi Arabia, to 300 health professionals including nurses, technicians, managers and medical staff.

Results: The overall positive responses from the participants ranged from 36.18-82%, where the positive responses were more than the negative. Most of the participants had positive responses about communication, feedback about errors, and the procedure and system at preventing errors, however they reported that there are still many patient safety problems in hospital units. The staffing level in hospital units was not enough but there was good cooperation between hospital units, and they reported that the supervisor/manager has an important role in improving patient safety.

Conclusion: The study calls for the need for increasing attention to patient safety and efforts to improve the performance and quality of service.

Key words: assessment, patient, safety, culture, tertiary, Saudi Arabia



 

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