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Measuring Patient Safety Culture in Korean Nursing Homes

한국 노인요양시설의 환자안전문화 조사 연구

  • Yoon, Sook-Hee (Department of Nursing/Institute of Health Science, Inje University) ;
  • Kim, Byungsoo (Department of Data Science/Institute of Statistical Information, Inje University) ;
  • Shin, So Yonug (College of Nursing, Keimyung University) ;
  • Wu, XiangLian (Department of Nursing, Graduate School of Inje University)
  • 윤숙희 (인제대학교 간호학과/건강과학연구소) ;
  • 김병수 (인제대학교 데이터정보학과/통계정보연구소) ;
  • 신소영 (계명대학교 간호대학) ;
  • 오향련 (인제대학교 대학원 간호학과)
  • Received : 2013.02.07
  • Accepted : 2013.03.19
  • Published : 2013.03.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the patient safety culture in Korean nursing homes using the Nursing Home Survey Patient Safety Culture (NHS-PC), a valid tool, provided by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and to compare the results with AHRQ data. Methods: Administrators and staff (N=151) of six nursing homes in Seoul, Busan, Kyeonggi Province and Gyeongsangnam Province completed the survey in July, 2010. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, positive response rate, t-test, ANOVA, DUNCAN, Cronbach's ${\alpha}$. Results: The total mean (SD) positive response rate for patient safety culture was not significantly different from the AHRQ data. For composite levels, the results of 'handoffs' were significantly higher, and the results of 'feedback and communication about incidents' and 'nonpunitive responses to mistakes' were significantly lower than the AHRQ data. Conclusion: More effective strategies related to nonpunitive responses to mistakes and management activities for patient safety are needed to improve patient safety culture in nursing homes.

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