Healthcare professionals' views on feedback of a patient safety culture assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

By assessing patient safety culture, healthcare providers can identify areas for improvement in patient safety culture. To achieve this, these assessment outcomes have to be relevant and presented clearly. The aim of our study was to explore healthcare professionals' views on the feedback of a patient safety culture assessment.

Methods

Twenty four hospitals participated in a patient safety culture assessment in 2012. Hospital departments received feedback in a report and on a website. In a survey, we evaluated healthcare professionals' views on this feedback and the effect of additional information about patient safety culture improvement strategies on the appraisal of the feedback. 20 hospitals participated in part I (evaluation of the report), 13 hospitals parti

SUBMITTER: Zwijnenberg NC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4912740 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature