ArticleAfrican health sciences2013
Patients' knowledge and perceived reactions to medical errors in a tertiary health facility in Nigeria.
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- Obligation towards medical errors disclosure at a tertiary care hospital in Dubai, UAE.The International journal of risk & safety in medicine · 2016Article
- Learning without Borders: A Review of the Implementation of Medical Error Reporting in Médecins Sans Frontières.PloS one · 2015Review
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Abstract
backgroundHuman errors in healthcare delivery pose serious threats to patients undergoing treatment. While clinical concern is growing in response, there is need to report social and behavioural context of the problem in Nigeria.
objectiveTo examine patients' knowledge and perceived reactions to medical errors.
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 269 in-patients and 10 In-Depth Interviews were conducted among health caregivers in the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.
resultsMajority (64.5%) of respondents reported annoyance and disappointment with medical errors. Severity of error (88.5%) and the perception of negligence mediated intention to litigate. Voluntary disclosure significantly reduced patients' intention to litigate caregivers (chi(2)=3.584; df=1; P=0.053). Frustration/anger was not more likely to influence patient to litigate than feelings of resignation/forgiveness (chi(2)=2.156; df=1; P>.05). Financial difficulties arising from error had an important influence on litigation. Health caregivers admitted possibility of errors; and insisted that although notifying patients/relatives about errors is appropriate, disclosure was dependent on the seriousness, health implications and the causes.
conclusionVoluntary disclosure and teamwork is very important in dealing with medical error. The role of medical social workers could be important in the discourse and disclosure of medical error.
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