Assessing Safety Attitudes among Healthcare Providers after a Hospital-Wide High-Risk Patient Care Program

作者:Je Sang Mo; Kim Hyun Jong; You Je Sung; Chung Sung Phil; Cho Junho; Lee Jin Hee; Lee Hahn Shick; Chung Hyun Soo*
来源:Yonsei Medical Journal, 2014, 55(2): 523-529.
DOI:10.3349/ymj.2014.55.2.523

摘要

Purpose: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is commonly performed in high-risk, high intensity situations and is therefore a good procedure around which to develop and implement safety culture strategies in the hospital. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a hospital-wide quality improvement program on the management of sudden cardiac arrests by assessing healthcare providers%26apos; attitudes towards patient safety. Materials and Methods: This study was designed as a prospective cohort study at a single academic medical center. The comprehensive hospital-based safety program included steps to identify areas of hazard, partner units with the Resuscitation Committee, and to conduct a Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ). The SAQ evaluated 35 questions in seven domains to assess changes in patient safety culture by comparing the results before and after the hospital-wide high risk patient care improvement program. Results: The response rates of the pre- and post-SAQ survey were 489 out of 1121 (43.6%) and 575 out of 1270 (45.3%), respectively. SAQ survey responses revealed significant improvement in all seven domains of the questionnaire (p-values of 0.006 and lower). In a subgroup analysis, doctors and nurses showed improvement in five domains. Both doctors and nurses did not show improvement in the %26quot;sharing information%26quot; domain. Conclusion: A hospital-wide quality improvement program for high-risk, high reliability patient care involving CPR care was shown to be associated with a change in healthcare providers%26apos; attitudes towards patient safety. Through an immersive and active program on CPR care, change in healthcare providers%26apos; attitudes towards patient safety was initiated.

  • 出版日期2014-3-1