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http://dx.doi.org/10.4332/KJHPA.2005.15.4.110

Physicians' perception of and attitudes towards patient safety culture and medical error reporting  

Kang, Min-Ah (Ewha Womans University, College of Social Sciences)
Kim, Jeong-Eun (Seoul National University, College of Nursing, Institute of Nursing Science)
An, Kyung-Eh (Kyunghee University East-West Medical Research Institute)
Kim, Yoon (Seoul National University, College of Medicine)
Kim, Suk-Wha (Seoul National University, College of Medicine)
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Health Policy and Management / v.15, no.4, 2005 , pp. 110-135 More about this Journal
Abstract
The objectives of this study were (1) to describe doctors' perception and attitudes toward patient safety culture and medical error reporting in their working unit and hospitals, (2) to examine whether these perception and attitudes differ by doctors' characteristics, such as sex, position, and specialties, and (3) to understand the relationship between overall perception of patient safety in their working unit and each sub domain of patient safety culture. A survey was conducted with 135 doctors working in a university hospital in Korea. After descriptive analyses and chi-square tests of subgroup differences, a multivariate-regression of overall perception of patient safety in their unit with sub-domains of patient safety culture was conducted. Overall, a significant proportion of doctors expressed negative perception of their working units' patient safety culture, many reporting potentials for patient safety problems to occur in their unit. They also negatively viewed their hospital leadership's commitment on patient safety. Regarding the patient safety in their working unit, doctors were most worried about staffing level and observance of safety procedures. Most doctors did not know how and which medical error to report. They also perceived that medical errors would work against them personally and penalize them. About 22 percent of respondents believed that even seriously harmful medical errors were not reported.
Keywords
Medical errors; Patient safety; Organizational culture; Error reporting;
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