SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Assessing Patient Safety Culture in Hospital Settings.
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60 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Review: application of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) in primary care - a systematic synthesis on validity, descriptive and comparative results, and variance across organisational units.BMC primary care · 2024Pooled it
- Patient Safety Culture in Latin American Hospitals: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Shaping a positive occupational safety climate in general practice teams-findings of the baseline survey of the cluster randomized IMPROVEFrontiers in public health · 2025Trial
- 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
- The trajectory of patient safety culture: a comparative analysis of Iranian healthcare workers' perspectives during and post-COVID-19 pandemic.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Perception of the patient safety culture among healthcare workers.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Nurses' perceptions of patient safety culture measured by the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture in the Gulf Cooperation Council region: A systematic review.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Perioperative patient safety: nurses' safety perceptions and observed compliance with safety standards in the operating room.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Cross-cultural perspectives of nursing students on patient safety: a qualitative study.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Perception of Patient Safety Culture Among Healthcare Practitioners in Dammam and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Patient safety culture and climate in Estonian hospitals: a cross-sectional study on employees and background characteristics.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Assessment of patient safety culture among physicians in public hospitals in Djibouti: a cross-sectional study.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- [Variability in patient safety culture at Brazilian hospitals: influence of contextual factors].Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Article
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- Validation of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture 2.0 in Italian Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthcare Personnel Perceptions.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- Perceptions of patient safety culture in a teaching hospital in Brazil.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- Exploring nurses' perspectives on patient safety culture in neonatal intensive care units: a phenomenological study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- An approach to capturing the cultural contexts of health behaviours.Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2025Review
- Bridging Global Frameworks and Local Practice: Quantitative Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Safety in Kuwait's Public Hospitals.JMIR medical informatics · 2025Article
- Healthcare workers' perceptions of patient safety culture in emergency departments: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2025Article
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Abstract
The current knowledge about patient safety culture (PSC) in the healthcare industry, as well as the research tools that have been used to evaluate PSC in hospitals, is limited. Such a limitation may hamper current efforts to improve patient safety worldwide. This study provides a systematic review of published research on the perception of PSC in hospitals. The research methods used to survey and evaluate PSC in healthcare settings are also explored. A list of academic databases was searched from 2006 to 2020 to form a comprehensive view of PSC's current applications. The following research instruments have been applied in the past to assess PSC: the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSPSC), the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), the Patient Safety Climate in Health Care Organizations (PSCHO), the Modified Stanford Instrument (MSI-2006), and the Scottish Hospital Safety Questionnaire (SHSQ). Some of the most critical factors that impact the PSC are teamwork and organizational and behavioral learning. Reporting errors and safety awareness, gender and demographics, work experience, and staffing levels have also been identified as essential factors. Therefore, these factors will need to be considered in future work to improve PSC. Finally, the results reveal strong evidence of growing interest among individuals in the healthcare industry to assess hospitals' general patient safety culture.
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