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Patient participation in patient safety still missing: Patient safety experts' views
Author(s) -
Sahlström Merja,
Partanen Pirjo,
Rathert Cheryl,
Turunen Hannele
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12476
Subject(s) - patient safety , medicine , promotion (chess) , safety culture , nursing , patient care , quality (philosophy) , health care , patient education , occupational safety and health , patient participation , medical emergency , family medicine , philosophy , management , epistemology , pathology , politics , political science , law , economics , economic growth
The aim of this study was to elicit patient safety experts' views of patient participation in promoting patient safety. Data were collected between September and December in 2014 via an electronic semi‐structured questionnaire and interviews with Finnish patient safety experts ( n = 21), then analysed using inductive content analysis. Patient safety experts regarded patients as having a crucial role in promoting patient safety. They generally deemed the level of patient safety as ‘acceptable’ in their organizations, but reported that patient participation in their own safety varied, and did not always meet national standards. Management of patient safety incidents differed between organizations. Experts also suggested that patient safety training should be increased in both basic and continuing education programmes for healthcare professionals. Patient participation in patient safety is still lacking in clinical practice and systematic actions are needed to create a safety culture in which patients are seen as equal partners in the promotion of high‐quality and safe care.