General practitioners’ attitudes toward reporting and learning from adverse events: Results from a survey

Mikkelsen, Thorbjørn Hougaard; Sokolowski, Ineta; Olesen, Frede

doi:10.1080/02813430500508330

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“…Our results are similar to previous studies in Denmark and seem to remain valid not only for healthcare professionals working in hospitals but also for those working in primary care (Andersen et al, 2004;Mikkelsen et al, 2006). Moreover, taking into…”

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confidence: 92%

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Reporting adverse events: Greek doctor and nurse attitudes

Moumtzoglou¹

2010

International J Health Care QA

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“…Similarly, 80 per cent of Danish general practitioners were willing to report adverse events confidentially while 66 per cent could accept anonymous reporting. Moreover, they preferred reporting based on their own judgement but in combination with some guidance on what to report (Mikkelsen et al, 2006).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reporting adverse events: Greek doctor and nurse attitudes

Moumtzoglou¹

2010

International J Health Care QA

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“…This rate is in agreement with the findings of a study conducted of GPs in Denmark (2006), which revealed that more than 75% of GPs would report adverse event that occurs. [13]…”

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confidence: 99%

Attitude of primary care physicians toward patient safety in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia

Al-Khaldi¹

2013

J Fam Community Med

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Objective:The objective of this study was to assess the attitude of physicians at primary health-care centers (PHCC) in Aseer region toward patient safety.Materials and Methods:This study was conducted among working primary health-care physicians in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia, in August 2011. A self-administered questionnaire consisting of three parts was used; the first part was on the socio-demographic, academic and about the work profile of the participants. The attitude consisting of 26 questions was assessed on a Likert scale of 7 points using attitude to patients safety questionnaire-III items and the last part concerned training on “patient safety”, definition and factors that contribute to medical errors. Data of the questionnaire were entered and analyzed by Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 15.Results:The total number of participants was 228 doctors who represent about 65% of the physicians at PHCC, one-third of whom had attended a course on patient safety and only 52% of whom defined medical error correctly. The best score was given for the reduction of medical errors (6.2 points), followed by role of training and learning on patient safety (6 and 5.9 points), but undergraduate training on patient safety was given the least score. Confidence to report medical errors scored 4.6 points as did reporting the errors of other people and 5.6 points for being open with the supervisor about an error made. Participants agreed that “even the most experienced and competent doctors make errors” (5.9 points), on the other hand, they disagreed that most medical errors resulted from nurses’ carelessness (3.9 points) or doctors’ carelessness (4 points).Conclusion:This study showed that PHCC physicians in Aseer region had a positive attitude toward patient safety. Most of them need training on patient safety. Undergraduate education on patient safety which was considered a priority for making future doctors’ work effective was inadequate.

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“…Questions about legal liability regularly arise in discussions about error reporting because of concerns that reported information may be discoverable in a malpractice proceeding. 9,17,18,32 In response to such concerns, leaders recommend that error reporting systems be confidential. 9 Our study did not find that respondents who had been exposed to malpractice litigation were any less likely to report hypothetical errors.…”

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confidence: 99%