Factors contributing to the patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patient safety, concerned with the prevention of harm to patients, has become a fundamental component of the global healthcare system. The evidence regarding the status of the patient safety culture in Arab countries in general shows that it is at a suboptimal level due to a punitive approach to errors and deficits in the openness of communications.

Objectives

To identify factors contributing to the patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia.

Design

Systematic review.

Methods

A systematic search was carried out in May 2018 in five electronic databases and updated in July 2020-MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, PsycINFO and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Relevant journals and reference lists of included studies were also hand-searched. Two independent

SUBMITTER: Albalawi A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7559108 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature