Patient Safety Culture in Primary and Home Care Services

Abstract

<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p><jats:bold>Background</jats:bold>: Safety culture in primary care and home care services is still poorly studied, although this levels of care are the gateways to health services. This study aims to evaluate the culture of patient safety in Primary and Home Care Services. <jats:bold>Methods</jats:bold>: This is an observational cross-sectional study carried out with 147 professionals from nine district linked to the Home Care Program and six primary health care units. For the evaluation of culture, the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) was used, which considers a positive patient safety culture with scores ≥ 75. <jats:bold>Results</jats:bold>: Men who work in home care with time of professional experience of three to four years scored better for the Safety Climate, Job Satisfaction, Teamwork Climate and Total SAQ. Perception of management and Working Conditions received lower scores from professionals with long time of experience.<jats:bold>Conclusions</jats:bold>: It is concluded that the safety culture evaluation was better in the home care service when compared to the primary health care service.</jats:p>