Overview of instruments assessing the patient safety culture in primary care
Authors:
D. Bartoníčková 1,2; D. Kalánková 2; B. Lazarová 1; P. Bartošová 2; K. Žiaková 2
Authors‘ workplace:
Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, Fakulta zdravotnických věd, Ústav ošetřovatelství, Přednostka: doc. Petra Mandysová, MSN, Ph. D.
1; Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Jesseniova lekárska fakulta, Martin, Ústav ošetrovateľstva, Prednostka: prof. Mgr. Katarína Žiaková, PhD.
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Prakt. Lék. 2022; 102(1): 18-26
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Of different specialties
Overview
Approximately 10% of patients in primary outpatient care are endangered in terms of their safety. Assessing patient safety culture in this area is very challenging however, it helps organizations to identify improvement areas with the aim to support patient safety itself. The evaluation of patient safety culture might be carried out by using specific measuring tools, however, their comprehensive overview absents in literature. The aim of this study was to identify instruments for measuring patient safety culture in primary care, analyse and critically evaluate quality of methods interpreted within evaluation of the psychometric properties of these instruments. The search was performed in the scientific databases PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest, Ovid Nursing in April 2021 using the keywords and Boolean operators. The search produced 1341 studies. The search and retrieval process reflected PRISMA recommendations. The method of summative content analysis was used in the data synthesis. We identified ten tools for assessing the patient safety culture in primary care. Their common features are that they are self-assessment, and all multidisciplinary team members can use that. The differences lie mainly in the scope, the number of dimensions, and applicability in various outpatient care areas. Creating a culture of safety within primary care settings can be a primary strategy to enhance the quality and safety of care provided. Our overview can help select a suitable tool based on the results in terms of their psychometric properties and other aspects.
Keywords:
Primary care – patient safety culture – instruments – psychometric properties
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