Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2015
Effects of patient safety culture interventions on incident reporting in general practice: a cluster randomised trial.
Trial report in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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- Effectiveness of customised safety intervention programmes to increase the safety culture of hospital staff.BMJ open quality · 2021Article
- Investigating the feasibility of a patient feedback tool to improve safety in Australian primary care: a study protocol.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Improving critical incident reporting in primary care through education and involvement.BMJ open quality · 2019Article
- Relationship among team dynamics, care coordination and perception of safety culture in primary care.Family practice · 2018Article
- Quality circles for quality improvement in primary health care: Their origins, spread, effectiveness and lacunae- A scoping review.PloS one · 2018Article
- Measuring patient safety culture in maternal and child health institutions in China: a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2017Article
- Staying Safe.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2015Article
- Patient safety: the general practice agenda.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2015Article
- Overcrowding Management and Patient Safety: An Application of the Stabilization Model.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundA constructive safety culture is essential for the successful implementation of patient safety improvements.
aimTo assess the effect of two patient safety culture interventions on incident reporting as a proxy of safety culture. DESIGN AND
settingA three-arm cluster randomised trial was conducted in a mixed method study, studying the effect of administering a patient safety culture questionnaire (intervention I), the questionnaire complemented with a practice-based workshop (intervention II) and no intervention (control) in 30 general practices in the Netherlands.
methodThe primary outcome, the number of reported incidents, was measured with a questionnaire at baseline and a year after. Analysis was performed using a negative binomial model. Secondary outcomes were quality and safety indicators and safety culture. Mixed effects linear regression was used to analyse the culture questionnaires.
resultsThe number of incidents increased in both intervention groups, to 82 and 224 in intervention I and II respectively. Adjusted for baseline number of incidents, practice size and accreditation status, the study showed that practices that additionally participated in the workshop reported 42 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 9.81 to 177.50) times more incidents compared to the control group. Practices that only completed the questionnaire reported 5 (95% CI = 1.17 to 25.49) times more incidents. There were no statistically significant differences in staff perception of patient safety culture at follow-up between the three study groups.
conclusionEducating staff and facilitating discussion about patient safety culture in their own practice leads to increased reporting of incidents. It is beneficial to invest in a team-wise effort to improve patient safety.
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