ArticleDrug, healthcare and patient safety2017
Patient safety attitudes of pharmacy students in an Ethiopian university: a cross-sectional study.
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- Patient Safety in the Eyes of Aspiring Healthcare Professionals: A Systematic Review of Their Attitudes.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
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- Determination of pharmacy students' patient safety approach using the theory of planned behaviour: a mixed-method study.BMJ open · 2021Article
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- Attitudes of pharmacy students towards patient safety: a cross-sectional study from six developing countries.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Pharmacy students' attitudes toward patient safety in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2020Article
- Evaluation of patient safety culture among community pharmacists in Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.PloS one · 2020Article
- Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Education in Postgraduate Training Program-A Survey of Residents in Saudi Arabia.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
introductionPatient safety is a major health care concern and is being included in an undergraduate curriculum as it plays a major role in lessening harm. Therefore, we aim to assess the attitude of pharmacy students toward patient safety.
methodsA cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire containing 21 items was conducted at the University of Gondar among fourth and fifth year students. Data analysis was performed to calculate mean, standard deviation, percentages, and logistic regressions using SPSS software version 22 (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA). Statistical significance was set at
resultsA total of 83 pharmacy students (fourth year groups=50, fifth year groups=33) participated in the study with response rate of 92%. Majority of the students 70/83 (84.33%) had the overall positive attitude of patient safety. Most of the respondents (80.7%) agree or strongly agree that after an error occurs, an effective strategy is to work hard to be more careful. Most of them (79.6%) believe that pharmacists should routinely spend part of their professional time working to improve patient care. About half (48.2%) of pharmacy students disagree or strongly disagree that pharmacists should discuss and report errors to an affected patient and their family even if the patient is not harmed. No significant association between the attitude of pharmacy students toward patient safety and their age, sex and year of study was found.
conclusionPharmacy students have the overall good attitude to patient safety. However, they claimed the culture and attitude within the pharmacy workplace lacked for patient safety. Moreover, standardized patient safety course should be considered in the curriculum for junior pharmacy students to improve their attitude toward patient safety.
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