Patient safety culture in the Primary Health Care - Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem. 01-01-2019;72(1):27-34
To evaluate thepatient safety culturein thePrimary Health Care (PHC).
A cross-sectional study with 349 health professionals and PHC managers from a city of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The tool used was Safety Attitudes Questionnaire Ambulatory Version. Data-independent double typing and descriptive and inferential statistical analysis were performed.
The total score varied between 3.4 and 8.4 with mean (7.0 ± 1.3), positive evaluation in the “Patient Safety” domain (8.2 ± 2.0). Working on the Family Health Strategy and having five to 12 years of work was significant for positive culture. The recommendations to improve the safety culture were: Implementation of protocols, training, communication improvement and resolvability.
The patient safety culture prevailed. Establishing a constructive safety culture with safe behaviors represents factors for improving patient safety in Primary Care settings.
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To evaluate thepatient safety culturein thePrimary Health Care (PHC).
A cross-sectional study with 349 health professionals and PHC managers from a city of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The tool used was Safety Attitudes Questionnaire Ambulatory Version. Data-independent double typing and descriptive and inferential statistical analysis were performed.
The total score varied between 3.4 and 8.4 with mean (7.0 ± 1.3), positive evaluation in the "Patient Safety" domain (8.2 ± 2.0). Working on the Family Health Strategy and having five to 12 years of work was significant for positive culture. The recommendations to improve the safety culture were: Implementation of protocols, training, communication improvement and resolvability.
The patient safety culture prevailed. Establishing a constructive safety culture with safe behaviors represents factors for improving patient safety in Primary Care settings.
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