Healthcare practitioners’ attitudes toward patient safety in hospital settings in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Hani Atwa, Anas Alfadani, Joud Damanhori, Mohamed Seifalyazal, Mohamed Shehata and Asmaa Abdel Nasser

Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, 2023, vol. 42, issue 3, 1090-1100

Abstract: Purpose - Patient safety focuses on minimizing risks that might occur to patients during provision of healthcare. The purpose of this study was to explore healthcare practitioners’ attitudes towards patient safety inside different hospital settings in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Design/methodology/approach - A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on a sample of healthcare practitioners in main hospitals in Jeddah. Two main hospitals (one governmental and one private) were selected from each region of Jeddah (east, west, north and south), with a total number of eight out of thirty hospitals. Data were collected through the Attitudes to Patient Safety Questionnaire III that was distributed online. The questionnaire used a 5-point scale. Descriptive statistics were used. Comparisons were made by independentt-test and ANOVA. The statistical significance level was set atp

Keywords: Patient safety; Hospital settings; Medical errors; Healthcare practitioners (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1108/AGJSR-03-2023-0113

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