Open AccessAre patients knowledgeable of medical errors and medical complications? A cross-sectional study at a tertiary hospital, Riyadh
Author(s) -
Butoul Alshaish Alanizy,
Nazish Masud,
Aljawaharah Abdulaziz Alabdulkarim,
Ghada Abdulaziz Aldihan,
Reema Abdullah Alwabel,
Shikah Mohammed Alsuwaid,
Ihab Sulaiman
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_2031_20
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , logistic regression , test (biology) , family medicine , paleontology , pathology , biology
Basic understanding of medical errors and medical complications is essential to ensure patient safety. Our aim in this study was to assess whether patients have sufficient knowledge of medical errors and medical complications and to identify the factors that influence their knowledge.