HOW DOCTORS AND NURSES IN JEDDAH, KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, FEEL ABOUT PATIENT SAFETY IN HOSPITALS
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• Patient safety،Hospital settingsوMedical errors، Healthcare practitioners
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What for Patient safety is all about lowering the risks that patients might face while they are getting medical care. The goal of this study was to find out how doctors and nurses in different hospitals in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, feel about patient safety. Plan, method, or approach A detailed cross-sectional study was done on a group of doctors and nurses working in Jeddah's main hospitals. Eight of the thirty hospitals in Jeddah were chosen, with two important hospitals (one public and one private) chosen from each part of the city (east, west, north, and south). The Attitudes to Patient Safety Questionnaire III, which was sent out online, was used to collect the data. A 5-point scale was used in the survey. It was done with descriptive statistics. The independent t-test and ANOVA were used to compare the two groups. A level of 0.05 was chosen as the statistically significant level. What We Found 341 doctors and nurses of different genders and specialties from eight big public and private hospitals in Jeddah took part in the study. The mean score for the "Working hours as error cause" subscale was 4.03 (±0.89), and the mean score for the "Professional incompetence as error cause" subscale was 3.49 (±0.97). The average score for the whole evaluation was 3.74 with a standard deviation of 0.63. We found weak links (−0.119, −0.018, and −0.088) between the average score on the questionnaire and sex, industry, and workplace. Implications for real life To improve the culture and practices of patient safety in hospitals, targeted interventions, such as ongoing professional development programmes, need to be created. Also, training in patient safety is needed at the undergraduate level. This means that schools for health professions need to focus more on including patient safety education in their lessons. Originality and worth The study added to what was already known about the culture of patient safety in hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The study's results can be used to guide specific interventions that will improve hospitals' patient safety cultures and lead to better outcomes for patients.
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