Abhijit Chakravarty1, Anupam Sahu2, Manash Biswas3, Kaustuv Chatterjee4, Subrata Rath5. 1. Commandant, Military Hospital Jhansi, C/O 56 APO, India. 2. Resident, Dept of Hospital Administration, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411040, India. 3. Professor & Head, Dept of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411040, India. 4. Officer-in-Charge, Med Informatics, INHS Asvini, Colaba, Mumbai, India. 5. Head of Department, SQC & OR, Indian Statistical Institute, Pune, India.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Medical errors are being detected with increasing frequency in healthcare environment, in many cases leading to patient harm. Measurement and improvement of patient safety climate has been identified as a strategic effort towards addressing this vital issue. METHOD: Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ), validated by previous research was administered to 300 respondents in three tertiary care hospitals of India, the respondents representing various categories of healthcare workers and variations in safety scale score was analyzed by various statistical tools. RESULTS: No variation was observed in the Patient Safety Index score among the study hospitals. However, significant variations were observed among different categories of healthcare workers across dimensions of Teamwork, Perception of Management and Stress Recognition. Multiple Regression models identified Teamwork and Perception of Management to have significant correlation with Patient Safety Index Score. CONCLUSION: Patient Safety Climate can be effectively assessed and such assessment utilized for focused improvement efforts towards safety in healthcare organizations.
BACKGROUND: Medical errors are being detected with increasing frequency in healthcare environment, in many cases leading to patient harm. Measurement and improvement of patient safety climate has been identified as a strategic effort towards addressing this vital issue. METHOD: Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ), validated by previous research was administered to 300 respondents in three tertiary care hospitals of India, the respondents representing various categories of healthcare workers and variations in safety scale score was analyzed by various statistical tools. RESULTS: No variation was observed in the Patient Safety Index score among the study hospitals. However, significant variations were observed among different categories of healthcare workers across dimensions of Teamwork, Perception of Management and Stress Recognition. Multiple Regression models identified Teamwork and Perception of Management to have significant correlation with Patient Safety Index Score. CONCLUSION:Patient Safety Climate can be effectively assessed and such assessment utilized for focused improvement efforts towards safety in healthcare organizations.
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