Patient safety culture in the Primary Health Care

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate thepatient safety culturein thePrimary Health Care (PHC). Method: A cross-sectional study with 349 health professionals and PHC managers from a city of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The tool used was Safety Attitudes Questionnaire Ambulatory Version. Data-independent double typing and descriptive and inferential statistical analysis were performed. Results: The total score varied between 3.4 and 8.4 with mean (7.0 ± 1.3), positive evaluation in the "Patient Safety" domain (8.2 ± 2.0). Working on the Family Health Strategy and having five to 12 years of work was significant for positive culture. The recommendations to improve the safety culture were: Implementation of protocols, training, communication improvement and resolvability. Conclusion: The patient safety culture prevailed. Establishing a constructive safety culture with safe behaviors represents factors for improving patient safety in Primary Care settings.

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Main Authors: Souza,Marina Mazzuco de, Ongaro,Juliana Dal, Lanes,Taís Carpes, Andolhe,Rafaela, Kolankiewicz,Adriane Cristina Bernat, Magnago,Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2019
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spelling oai:scielo:S0034-716720190001000272019-03-19Patient safety culture in the Primary Health CareSouza,Marina Mazzuco deOngaro,Juliana DalLanes,Taís CarpesAndolhe,RafaelaKolankiewicz,Adriane Cristina BernatMagnago,Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Patient Safety Primary Health Care Patient Care Team Organizational Culture Quality of Health Care ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate thepatient safety culturein thePrimary Health Care (PHC). Method: A cross-sectional study with 349 health professionals and PHC managers from a city of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The tool used was Safety Attitudes Questionnaire Ambulatory Version. Data-independent double typing and descriptive and inferential statistical analysis were performed. Results: The total score varied between 3.4 and 8.4 with mean (7.0 ± 1.3), positive evaluation in the "Patient Safety" domain (8.2 ± 2.0). Working on the Family Health Strategy and having five to 12 years of work was significant for positive culture. The recommendations to improve the safety culture were: Implementation of protocols, training, communication improvement and resolvability. Conclusion: The patient safety culture prevailed. Establishing a constructive safety culture with safe behaviors represents factors for improving patient safety in Primary Care settings.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem v.72 n.1 20192019-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articletext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672019000100027en10.1590/0034-7167-2017-0647
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Ongaro,Juliana Dal
Lanes,Taís Carpes
Andolhe,Rafaela
Kolankiewicz,Adriane Cristina Bernat
Magnago,Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza
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Patient safety culture in the Primary Health Care
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description ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate thepatient safety culturein thePrimary Health Care (PHC). Method: A cross-sectional study with 349 health professionals and PHC managers from a city of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The tool used was Safety Attitudes Questionnaire Ambulatory Version. Data-independent double typing and descriptive and inferential statistical analysis were performed. Results: The total score varied between 3.4 and 8.4 with mean (7.0 ± 1.3), positive evaluation in the "Patient Safety" domain (8.2 ± 2.0). Working on the Family Health Strategy and having five to 12 years of work was significant for positive culture. The recommendations to improve the safety culture were: Implementation of protocols, training, communication improvement and resolvability. Conclusion: The patient safety culture prevailed. Establishing a constructive safety culture with safe behaviors represents factors for improving patient safety in Primary Care settings.
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