Survey on the current status of patient safety culture among medical personnel of a certain hospital

Abstract

Objective To conduct a questionnaire survey on the current status of patient safety culture among the medical personnel of a certain hospital by using a self-made questionnaire form, so as to provide evidence for further improvement of patient safety culture and medical quality of the hospital. Methods A total of 1 583 questionnaires were issued to various departments of the hospital. The subjects of the survey were doctors, nurses, pharmacists and technicians. Epidata 3.1, SPSS 13.0 and Excel 2010 software were used for the feeding, analysis and statistics of the data. Positive response rate was applied to analyze the level of patient safety culture in the medical personnel. Results The level of patient safety culture in the medical personnel of the hospital was on the whole quite good with a total score of 4.08±0.42 and consent rate of 79.37%. Age, profession, staff category, length of work, education, professional titles were important factors affecting the level of patient safety culture. Conclusions In accordance with the results of the survey, correct and effective policies could be developed and sustaining progress be improved concerning patient safety. Key words: Questionnaire; Patient safety culture; Assessment