Healthcare Professional’s Perception of Patient Safety Measured by the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 1
Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture dimensions and what they are intended to measure.
Dimensions of patient safety culture related to the work area or unit
(1) Teamwork within units
Supervisors and managers consider employee suggestion about patient safety, teamwork and open communication about errors, work hours are adequate to provide the best patient care. Feedback from management, and continuous improvement to avoid errors.
(2) Supervisor/manager expectations and actions that promote patient safety
(3) Organizational learning and continuous improvement
(4) Communication openness
(5) Feedback and communication about error
(6) Staffing
(7) Nonpunitive response to errors
Dimensions explore aspects of the safety culture in hospital
(8) Management support for patient safety
Hospital management support patient safety and patient care information are not lost during shift change and from one unit to another
(9) Teamwork across units
(10) Handoffs and Transition
Dimensions of outcome variables
(11) Overall perceptions of patient safety
Existence of procedures to avoid the occurrence of errors, notifications of possible problems and corrections before they affect the patient
