Development and Effectiveness of a Patient Safety Education Program for Inpatients

Sun Hwa Shin, Mi Jung Kim, Ho Jin Moon and Eun Hye Lee
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Sun Hwa Shin: College of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea
Mi Jung Kim: Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul 02500, Korea
Ho Jin Moon: Sahmyook Medical Center, Seoul 02500, Korea
Eun Hye Lee: College of Nursing, Sahmyook University, Seoul 01795, Korea

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 6, 1-16

Abstract: Background: Patient safety is considered an important issue in the field of healthcare, and most advanced countries. Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate a patient safety education program among hospitalized patients. Of the 69 participants, 33 completed the patient safety education program while the 36 remaining participants were given educational booklets. The program was used to measure knowledge about patient safety, patient safety perception, and willingness to participate in patient safety. Methods: Patient safety education was developed by the analysis–design–development–implementation–evaluation model considering expert advice, patient needs, and an extensive literature review. Data were collected from 20 July to 13 November 2020. Data were analyzed using SPSS statistical program. The effectiveness of the experimental and control groups before and after education was analyzed using paired t -tests, and the difference in the amount of increase in the measured variables for each group was analyzed using independent t -tests. Results: The experimental group had significantly higher patient safety scores ( t = 2.52, p = 0.014) and patient safety perception ( t = 2.09, p = 0.040) than those of the control group. However, there was no significant difference between the two groups regarding the willingness to participate in patient safety. Conclusion: The patient safety education program developed using mobile tablet PCs could be an effective tool to enhance patient involvement in preventing events that may threaten the safety of patients. Further studies are recommended to develop a variety of educational interventions to increase patient safety knowledge and perceptions of patients and caregivers.

Keywords: patient safety; quality improvement; education; inpatient (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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