ArticleBMC health services research2014
Patient safety culture in a large teaching hospital in Riyadh: baseline assessment, comparative analysis and opportunities for improvement.
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- Patient Safety Culture in Latin American Hospitals: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Assessing Patient Safety Culture in Hospital Settings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Factors contributing to the patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2020Pooled it
- Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSPSC): a systematic review of the psychometric properties of 62 international studies.BMJ open · 2019Pooled it
- Healthcare Professional's Perception of Patient Safety Measured by the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2018Pooled it
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- Patient Safety Culture: Current Status and Associated Factors Among Healthcare Workers at Kien An Hospital-Hai Phong, Vietnam-A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- National insights into patient safety culture in Chinese psychiatric hospitals: the role of hospital-level disparities.Frontiers in health services · 2026Article
- Evaluation of patient safety culture education program among healthcare professionals: A cross-sectional study.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- The relationship between patient safety culture and attitudes toward incident reporting among registered nurses.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- The relationship between job stress and the perception of patient safety culture among Palestinian hospital nurses.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Patient safety attitudes and their predictors among emergency healthcare providers in a military medical city in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Assessment of Patient Safety Culture Among Healthcare Professionals in Oman: A Cross-Sectional Study.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2025Article
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- Quality of care in university hospitals in Saudi Arabia: an updated systematic review.Frontiers in health services · 2025Review
- Understanding patient safety in dentistry: evaluating the present and envisioning the future-a narrative review.BMJ open quality · 2024Review
- Practices Used to Improve Patient Safety Culture Among Healthcare Professionals in a Tertiary Care Hospital.Global journal on quality and safety in healthcare · 2024Article
- Patient safety culture in private hospitals in China: a cross-sectional study using the revised Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn light of the immense attention given to patient safety, this paper details the findings of a baseline assessment of the patient safety culture in a large hospital in Riyadh and compares results with regional and international studies that utilized the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture. This study also aims to explore the association between patient safety culture predictors and outcomes, considering respondent characteristics and facility size.
methodsThis cross sectional study adopted a customized version of the HSOPSC and targeted hospital staff fitting sampling criteria (physicians, nurses, clinical and non-clinical staff, pharmacy and laboratory staff, dietary and radiology staff, supervisors, and hospital managers).
results3000 questionnaires were sent and 2572 were returned (response rate of 85.7%). Areas of strength were Organizational Learning and Continuous Improvement and Teamwork within units whereas areas requiring improvement were hospital non-punitive response to error, staffing, and Communication Openness. The comparative analysis noted several areas requiring improvement when results on survey composites were compared with results from Lebanon, and the United States. Regression analysis showed associations between higher patient safety aggregate score and greater age (46 years and above), longer work experience, having a Baccalaureate degree, and being a physician or other health professional.
conclusionsPatient safety practices are crucial toward improving overall performance and quality of services in healthcare organizations. Much can be done in the sampled organizations and in the context of KSA in general to improve areas of weakness and further enhance areas of strength.
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