Recognition of Health Care Provider's Patient Safety Culture in Kurdistan/Iraq

Globally, improving and promoting patient safety has been given a lot of attention in order to develop the standard of healthcare and conserve the clients from trauma. The study purposed to recognize the perception of the Health Care Provider (HCP) regarding patient safety culture. A quantitative de...

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Main Authors: Ismail Ahmed Ali, Shewaz Abdalrahman Hussein, Shelan Omar Ali, Fuaad Azad Muhamad
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Published: Sulaimani Polytechnic University 2022-01-01
Series:Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research
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Online Access:https://kjar.spu.edu.iq/index.php/kjar/article/view/695
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author Ismail Ahmed Ali
Shewaz Abdalrahman Hussein
Shelan Omar Ali
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description Globally, improving and promoting patient safety has been given a lot of attention in order to develop the standard of healthcare and conserve the clients from trauma. The study purposed to recognize the perception of the Health Care Provider (HCP) regarding patient safety culture. A quantitative design /descriptive method were carried out during the period from 12th to 24thJanuary 2019 at Rania teaching hospital. Data was collected through a hard copy self-managed survey form using the Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC).Data was entered to SPSS and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The final study sample included 130 cases (74.5% response rate). The total mean positive answer rate for the hospital survey dimensions was (42.28%) with arrange of (79% - 4.6%). Approximately 60% of HCP was perceived patient safety culture practice negatively. However, only two dimensions from 11 had reached positive response rate by respondents which include teamwork within Units (76.2%) and organizational learning (79%) dimensions, while the lowest dimension’s positivity include the frequency of reporting errors (4.6%). Furthermore, more than half (64.6%) of the study sample estimated the grade of patient safety as agreeable level, also only two of the respondents (1.5%) rated excellent grades for patient safety in their hospitals. Almost, three fourths (75.8%) of study sample were reported that no events had reports in the previous year. Statistically, the results of the study showed a significant association among {educational status (p=0.006), work areas (p=0.014), staff position (P=0.001), and mean score of HSOPSC. These findings demonstrated that attitudes and perception of HCP about patient safety culture is extremely low. Fundamentally, there is a necessity for systemic change at the level of health organization and continuous training course for HCP to improve patient safety culture are strongly recommended.
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spelling doaj-art-6019a37a78864d03a151be8f75060b1a2025-02-09T20:59:46ZengSulaimani Polytechnic UniversityKurdistan Journal of Applied Research2411-76842411-77062022-01-016210.24017/science.2021.2.14695Recognition of Health Care Provider's Patient Safety Culture in Kurdistan/IraqIsmail Ahmed Ali0Shewaz Abdalrahman Hussein1Shelan Omar Ali2Fuaad Azad Muhamad3Shahid Dr. Aso Hospital/Sulaimani General Directorate of Health/Ministry of Health/Sulaimani, IraqCollege of Nursing University of Raparin Rania, IraqCollege of Nursing University of Raparin Rania, IraqCollege of Nursing University of Raparin Rania, IraqGlobally, improving and promoting patient safety has been given a lot of attention in order to develop the standard of healthcare and conserve the clients from trauma. The study purposed to recognize the perception of the Health Care Provider (HCP) regarding patient safety culture. A quantitative design /descriptive method were carried out during the period from 12th to 24thJanuary 2019 at Rania teaching hospital. Data was collected through a hard copy self-managed survey form using the Hospital Survey of Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC).Data was entered to SPSS and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The final study sample included 130 cases (74.5% response rate). The total mean positive answer rate for the hospital survey dimensions was (42.28%) with arrange of (79% - 4.6%). Approximately 60% of HCP was perceived patient safety culture practice negatively. However, only two dimensions from 11 had reached positive response rate by respondents which include teamwork within Units (76.2%) and organizational learning (79%) dimensions, while the lowest dimension’s positivity include the frequency of reporting errors (4.6%). Furthermore, more than half (64.6%) of the study sample estimated the grade of patient safety as agreeable level, also only two of the respondents (1.5%) rated excellent grades for patient safety in their hospitals. Almost, three fourths (75.8%) of study sample were reported that no events had reports in the previous year. Statistically, the results of the study showed a significant association among {educational status (p=0.006), work areas (p=0.014), staff position (P=0.001), and mean score of HSOPSC. These findings demonstrated that attitudes and perception of HCP about patient safety culture is extremely low. Fundamentally, there is a necessity for systemic change at the level of health organization and continuous training course for HCP to improve patient safety culture are strongly recommended. https://kjar.spu.edu.iq/index.php/kjar/article/view/695Patient Safety, Safety Culture, Health Care Provider, Kurdistan/ Iraq
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Recognition of Health Care Provider's Patient Safety Culture in Kurdistan/Iraq
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Patient Safety, Safety Culture, Health Care Provider, Kurdistan/ Iraq
title Recognition of Health Care Provider's Patient Safety Culture in Kurdistan/Iraq
title_full Recognition of Health Care Provider's Patient Safety Culture in Kurdistan/Iraq
title_fullStr Recognition of Health Care Provider's Patient Safety Culture in Kurdistan/Iraq
title_full_unstemmed Recognition of Health Care Provider's Patient Safety Culture in Kurdistan/Iraq
title_short Recognition of Health Care Provider's Patient Safety Culture in Kurdistan/Iraq
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topic Patient Safety, Safety Culture, Health Care Provider, Kurdistan/ Iraq
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