Measuring the patient safety climate in community pharmacies: an updated national survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The patient safety climate in community pharmacies was measured nationally in Sweden in 2008. Since that time the Swedish pharmacy market has undergone a re-regulation which probably has affected the patient safety climate in pharmacies.

Objectives

The aim was to evaluate the patient safety climate among pharmacists working in Swedish community pharmacies and compare it with historical data.

Design

The patient safety climate among pharmacists was analysed in two cross-sectional surveys. Historical data from 2008 and data collected in 2022 were compared. The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ), containing items on safety culture arranged in six dimensions, was used in both surveys. It uses a 5-point Likert scale to create a quantitative description of the r

SUBMITTER: Ljungberg Persson C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11749306 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature