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A cross-sectional survey on patient safety culture among healthcare providers in the Upper East region of Ghana

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  • Alexander Akologo
  • Aaron Asibi Abuosi
  • Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba

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Introduction: Adverse events pose a serious threat to quality patient care. Promoting a culture of safety is essential for reducing adverse events. This study aims to assess healthcare providers’ perceptions of patient safety culture in three selected hospitals in the Upper East region of Ghana. Methods: The English version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) questionnaire was administered to 406 clinical staff. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software, version 23, was used to analyze the data. The results were presented using descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation Analysis and One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Results: It was found that two out of twelve patient safety culture dimensions recorded high positive response rates (≥ 70%). These include teamwork within units (81.5%) and organizational learning (73.1%). Three patient safety culture dimensions (i.e. staffing, non-punitive response to error and frequency of events reported) recorded low positive response rates (≤ 50%). The overall perception of patient safety correlated significantly with all patient safety culture dimensions, except staffing. There was no statistically significant difference in the overall perception of patient safety among the three hospitals. Conclusion: Generally, healthcare providers in this study perceived patient safety culture in their units as quite good. Some of the respondents perceived punitive response to errors. Going forward, healthcare policy-makers and managers should make patient safety culture a top priority. The managers should consider creating a ‘blame-free’ environment to promote adverse event reporting in the hospitals.

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  • Alexander Akologo & Aaron Asibi Abuosi & Emmanuel Anongeba Anaba, 2019. "A cross-sectional survey on patient safety culture among healthcare providers in the Upper East region of Ghana," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(8), pages 1-13, August.
  • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0221208
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221208
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    1. Maria Panagioti & Jonathan Stokes & Aneez Esmail & Peter Coventry & Sudeh Cheraghi-Sohi & Rahul Alam & Peter Bower, 2015. "Multimorbidity and Patient Safety Incidents in Primary Care: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(8), pages 1-30, August.
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