Patient safety culture and its determinants among healthcare professionals at a cluster hospital in Malaysia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the baseline level and mean score of every domain of patient safety culture among healthcare professionals at a cluster hospital and identify the determinants associated with patient safety culture.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted at a cluster hospital comprising one state and two district hospitals in Malaysia. The safety culture was assessed using the Safety Attitude Questionnaire (SAQ), which is a validated questionnaire. Using proportionate stratified random sampling, 1814 respondents were recruited, and we used the independent t-test, Pearson's χ² test and multiple logistic regression analysis for data assessment.

Results

Only 23.9% of the respondents had positive patient safety culture levels (SAQ score ≥75%); the

SUBMITTER: Ismail A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9403112 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature