Patients' knowledge, awareness, and attitude regarding patient safety at a teaching hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Al-Nasser, Abdullah; Aldeeri, Ibraheem Ahmed; Aljamal, Waleed M; Sharahili, Khalid A; Al-Turki, Yousef A.

doi:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_587_20

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“…Despite the probability of healthcare providers getting harmed being low globally (one out of 300) ( 3 ). Alnasser et al observe that the costs due to medication errors are approximately 42 billion USD per year ( 4 ). In Saudi Arabia, specifically, a research study by Eldeeb et al reveals that many healthcare practitioners, including nurses, have reduced levels of patient safety ( 5 ).…”

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“…For example, a critical examination of the situation in many healthcare systems has demonstrated the importance of focusing on organizational elements such as patient safety rather than individual wrongdoings. It was discovered that taking a cultural change approach to addressing patient safety issues yielded the best results in increasing healthcare quality and safety ( 4 ). Instead of blaming culprits, healthcare systems are urged to consider mistakes as opportunities for quality and safety advancements.…”

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“…Similarly, research by Khalil and his colleagues observes that the majority of prevalent serious events within the Saudi Arabia healthcare industry are related to medication errors ( 4 ). However, they are seldom formally reported.…”

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Patient safety culture awareness among healthcare providers in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alsulami

A’aqoulah

Almutairi

2022

Front. Public Health

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Patient safety is a serious concern in the health care industry. To enhance patient safety, healthcare providers are expected to minimize accidental harm to patients and enhance the quality of patient-centered care. The main objective of this study is to explore the awareness of the patient safety culture among healthcare providers. It is further intended to assess key fields and factors that hinder patient safety adoption and determine the effects of demographic factors on healthcare providers' awareness of patient safety culture. This study applied a cross-sectional quantitative design. It was conducted in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The participants consisted of all healthcare providers working in a specific tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia. A random sampling technique was applied in this study. The study sample size was 409 participants. A valid and reliable questionnaire was used to collect the required data. The T-tests, ANOVA. And regression was used. The study found that there is a moderate level of patient safety culture awareness among healthcare providers. Moreover, the findings also revealed that the age group “31–40” showed statistically different awareness levels as compared to the “more than 50 years' age group” (p = 0.012). Also, this study has found that gender and education have a significant influence on the awareness level of patient safety culture while position and work area have no influence on the awareness level of patient safety culture among healthcare providers. Managers in healthcare institutions should develop speeder response plans and make them part of the patient safety culture. Institutions offering bachelor's degrees and postgraduate in nursing should pay more attention to the subject of patient safety. The government healthcare sector, together with the private healthcare sector, should continuously train healthcare providers on patient safety procedures to improve the patient safety culture. Healthcare providers should be encouraged to report errors made during diagnosis or treatments to avoid them in the future.

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Patient safety culture awareness among healthcare providers in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alsulami

A’aqoulah

Almutairi

2022

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“…Some scheduled shifts that may last longer than 8 or even 12 hours may not follow the traditional pattern of the day, evening, and night shifts [19]. Several studies showed the quantity of MEs being still high [22][23][24]. A study shows that nurses spend almost 45% of their work time performing medication therapy, with studies confirming that 59%-78% of MEs are associated with hospital staff nurses [23][24][25][26].…”

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“…Several studies showed the quantity of MEs being still high [22][23][24]. A study shows that nurses spend almost 45% of their work time performing medication therapy, with studies confirming that 59%-78% of MEs are associated with hospital staff nurses [23][24][25][26]. A Swedish study identified that almost 45% of MEs rates are related to wrong dosage and other errors [27].…”

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Towards an Application Helping to Minimize Medication Error Rate

Alharbi

AlGhamdi

Alturki

et al. 2021

Mobile Information Systems

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Medication errors related to medication administration done by both doctors and nurses can be considered a vital issue around the world. It is believed that systematisation and the introduction of main documents are done manually, which might increase the opportunities to have inaccuracies and errors because of unexpected wrong actions done by medical practitioners. Experts stated that the lack of pharmacological knowledge is one of the key factors, which play an important role in causing such errors. Doctors and nurses may face problems when they move from one unit to another and the medication administration list has changed. However, promoting public health activities and recent AI-enabled applications can provide general information about medication that helps both doctors and nurses administer the right medication. However, such an application can require a lot of time and effort to search and then find a medication. Therefore, this article aims to investigate whether AI-enabled applications can help avoid or at least minimize medication error rates.

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A scoping review of patient safety research carried out in Saudi Arabian hospitals

Kaud

O’Connor

O’Malley

et al. 2022

IJQHC Communications

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Background In Saudi Arabia, there has been substantial investment in patient safety initiatives. Objectives The objectives of this scoping review were to map the quantity and nature of existing research on patient safety in Saudi Arabian hospitals and to identify gaps in the extant literature. Methods Electronic searches were completed using five databases. Peer reviewed studies written in English or Arabic that focused on patient safety in hospitals in Saudi Arabia were reviewed. Studies concerned with measuring and monitoring safety were categorised using the Measuring and Monitoring Safety Framework. The hierarchy of intervention effectiveness was used to categorise interventions studies. Results : A total of 2,489 studies were screened, with 67 meeting the inclusion criteria. In total, 61 (91%) of included studies were focused on the measurement or monitoring of safety. Six studies (9%) considered interventions to improve patient safety. Of these, 31.3% of the studies assessed past harm, 1.5% reliability of safety systems, 7.5% sensitivity to operations, 46.3% anticipation and preparedness, and 3% (2/67) integration and learning. Of the six intervention studies, one study reported enforcing functions interventions, one simplification and standardisation, two rules and policies, and two studies applied an education and training intervention. Conclusion As is the case internationally, there is a paucity of evidence on interventions to improve safety in Saudi Arabia. This review has identified areas of strength, redundancy, and gaps in patient safety research in the Kingdom. However, the findings also have implications for the MMS in other healthcare systems.

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Patients' knowledge, awareness, and attitude regarding patient safety at a teaching hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 6 publications

References 21 publications

Patient safety culture awareness among healthcare providers in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Patient safety culture awareness among healthcare providers in a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Towards an Application Helping to Minimize Medication Error Rate

A scoping review of patient safety research carried out in Saudi Arabian hospitals

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