The patient safety culture: a systematic review by characteristics of Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture dimensions

2018252 citationsReviewbronze Open Access

Authors

Cláudia Tartaglia Reis · Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food Supply

Sofia Guerra-Paiva · Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Paulo Sousa · Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Abstract

The studies revealed a predominance of hospital organisational cultures that were underdeveloped or weak as regards patient safety. For them to be effective, safety culture evaluation should be tied to strategies designed to develop safety culture hospital-wide.

Topics & Keywords

Patient Safety and Medication Errors Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Healthcare Quality and Management

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Reduced inequalities

Publication Details

Published in: International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volume 30, Issue 9, pp. 660-677

DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzy080

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