Patient safety in primary care has many aspects: an interview study in primary care doctors and nurses.
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2010Source
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 16, 3, (2010), pp. 639-43ISSN
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01 juni 2010
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IQ Healthcare
Journal title
Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
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vol. 16
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iss. 3
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p. 639
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p. 43
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NCEBP 3: Implementation ScienceAbstract
RATIONALE, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Scientific definitions of patient safety may be difficult to apply in routine health care delivery. It is unknown what primary care workers consider patient safety. This study aimed to clarify the concept of patient safety in primary care. METHODS: We held 29 semi-structured interviews with a purposeful sample of primary care doctors and nurses regarding their perceptions of patient safety. The answers were analysed in an iterative procedure with respect to common themes. RESULTS: A broad range of specific aspects of primary care were named in relation with patient safety. Medication safety was most frequently mentioned. Most items were categorized as organizational, while the remaining aspects were linked to culture or professionalism. Scientific definitions of patient safety were not mentioned, but some primary care workers gave 'do not harm the patient' as a short definition for patient safety. CONCLUSION: Patient safety programmes have mostly targeted specific issues, such as incident reporting and medication safety. However, doctors and practice nurses had a broad view of what constitutes patient safety in primary care. This has implications for the measurement and improvement of patient safety in primary care.
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