Assessment of Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes toward Patient Safety in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia: A Strategy to Improve Medical Education
Introduction: According to the World Health Organization, patient safety (PS) aims to prevent and minimize risks, errors, and harm during healthcare delivery. Physicians’ and nurses’ attitudes significantly impact hospital safety cultures and medical error rates. Aim: This study evaluates healthcare...
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| author | Abdulkarim Jayiz M. Alruwaili Saad Dawood S. Alkubaydan Jamal Muqbil B. Alshammari Ibrahim Homoud E. Alkhaldi Rayan Saud S. Alsharari Marwa Ahmed El Naggar |
| author_facet | Abdulkarim Jayiz M. Alruwaili Saad Dawood S. Alkubaydan Jamal Muqbil B. Alshammari Ibrahim Homoud E. Alkhaldi Rayan Saud S. Alsharari Marwa Ahmed El Naggar |
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| description | Introduction:
According to the World Health Organization, patient safety (PS) aims to prevent and minimize risks, errors, and harm during healthcare delivery. Physicians’ and nurses’ attitudes significantly impact hospital safety cultures and medical error rates.
Aim:
This study evaluates healthcare practitioners’ attitudes toward PS in hospital settings across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Materials and Methods:
A cross-sectional study was conducted between February 2023 and March 2024 in five regions of Saudi Arabia, targeting a sample of 1510 healthcare providers. Data were collected using a validated structured questionnaire comprising 26 statements across nine PS subscales. Responses were recorded on a 5-point Likert scale, with six statements scored in reverse.
Results:
The study found that 69.12% of participants were female, with nurses comprising the largest professional group (51.34%). There was a statistically significant difference in the “Disclosure responsibility” subscale between males and females (P = 0.0006), with females showing a stronger sense of responsibility to report errors. Regional variations were also observed, particularly in “Error reporting confidence” and “Working hours as error cause,” with the Northern region expressing higher concern (P = 0.043).
Conclusion:
The study underscores the impact of demographic factors, professional roles, and regional differences on attitudes toward PS. It calls for targeted training and tailored safety programs to improve PS culture and reduce medical errors in Saudi Arabia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9dbeb03f73804376a4f996287fdc85f02025-08-20T04:01:48ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Nature and Science of Medicine2589-627X2589-62882025-07-018320421110.4103/jnsm.jnsm_196_24Assessment of Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes toward Patient Safety in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia: A Strategy to Improve Medical EducationAbdulkarim Jayiz M. AlruwailiSaad Dawood S. AlkubaydanJamal Muqbil B. AlshammariIbrahim Homoud E. AlkhaldiRayan Saud S. AlsharariMarwa Ahmed El NaggarIntroduction: According to the World Health Organization, patient safety (PS) aims to prevent and minimize risks, errors, and harm during healthcare delivery. Physicians’ and nurses’ attitudes significantly impact hospital safety cultures and medical error rates. Aim: This study evaluates healthcare practitioners’ attitudes toward PS in hospital settings across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between February 2023 and March 2024 in five regions of Saudi Arabia, targeting a sample of 1510 healthcare providers. Data were collected using a validated structured questionnaire comprising 26 statements across nine PS subscales. Responses were recorded on a 5-point Likert scale, with six statements scored in reverse. Results: The study found that 69.12% of participants were female, with nurses comprising the largest professional group (51.34%). There was a statistically significant difference in the “Disclosure responsibility” subscale between males and females (P = 0.0006), with females showing a stronger sense of responsibility to report errors. Regional variations were also observed, particularly in “Error reporting confidence” and “Working hours as error cause,” with the Northern region expressing higher concern (P = 0.043). Conclusion: The study underscores the impact of demographic factors, professional roles, and regional differences on attitudes toward PS. It calls for targeted training and tailored safety programs to improve PS culture and reduce medical errors in Saudi Arabia.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_196_24attitudes toward safetyclinical training and professional developmenthealth education improvementhealthcare practitionershospital settingsmedical educationpatient safetysafety culture |
| spellingShingle | Abdulkarim Jayiz M. Alruwaili Saad Dawood S. Alkubaydan Jamal Muqbil B. Alshammari Ibrahim Homoud E. Alkhaldi Rayan Saud S. Alsharari Marwa Ahmed El Naggar Assessment of Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes toward Patient Safety in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia: A Strategy to Improve Medical Education Journal of Nature and Science of Medicine attitudes toward safety clinical training and professional development health education improvement healthcare practitioners hospital settings medical education patient safety safety culture |
| title | Assessment of Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes toward Patient Safety in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia: A Strategy to Improve Medical Education |
| title_full | Assessment of Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes toward Patient Safety in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia: A Strategy to Improve Medical Education |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes toward Patient Safety in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia: A Strategy to Improve Medical Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes toward Patient Safety in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia: A Strategy to Improve Medical Education |
| title_short | Assessment of Healthcare Practitioners’ Attitudes toward Patient Safety in Hospital Settings in Saudi Arabia: A Strategy to Improve Medical Education |
| title_sort | assessment of healthcare practitioners attitudes toward patient safety in hospital settings in saudi arabia a strategy to improve medical education |
| topic | attitudes toward safety clinical training and professional development health education improvement healthcare practitioners hospital settings medical education patient safety safety culture |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jnsm.jnsm_196_24 |
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