Predictors of patient safety culture assessment in a public hospital in Poland

dc.contributor.authorBorodziuk, Gabriela
dc.contributor.authorDębska, Grazyna
dc.contributor.authorMerklinger-Gruchała, Anna
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-02T07:36:08Z
dc.date.available2026-09-02T07:36:08Z
dc.date.issued2026-03-25
dc.description.abstractAbstract: "Introduction: Patient safety is crucial for healthcare quality and patient trust. It involves activities, attitudes, and procedures to minimise medical errors and provide high standards of care. Aim of the research: The aim of the study was to assess patient safety culture from the perspective of medical staff in a hospital, taking into account professional group affiliation and length of service. Material and methods: The research group included N = 78 medical staff members (80% nurses and midwives, 20% doctors). The Polish adaptation of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) was used. Results: Overall patient safety, measured as the average percentage of positive responses across 12 dimensions, was 36.8%. The best-assessed area was “Teamwork within units”, while the lowest was “Hospital management support for patient safety”. Differences were found between nurses/midwives and doctors: physicians rated “Staffing” more positively and reported more adverse events (c2 = 11.16, df = 2, p = 0.004). Employees with higher length of service (> 10 vs. ≤ 10 years) rated “Organizational learning – continuous improvement” higher (p = 0.03). However, length of service was not statistically associated with adverse event reporting frequency (p = 0.71). Employees who believed their mistakes would be used against them assessed overall patient safety more negatively (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The study’s findings can help identify areas for improvement in patient safety culture, enabling targeted solutions to reduce adverse events and improve error reporting processes."(...)
dc.identifier.citationMedical Studies 2026, 42 (1), s. 115-122
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.5114/ms.2026.160495
dc.identifier.eissn2300-6722
dc.identifier.issn1899-1874
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11315/31612
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJan Kochanowski University
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-SA 4.0
dc.subjectpatient safety
dc.subjectmedical staff
dc.subjecthealthcare quality
dc.subjectHospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
dc.subjectHSOPSC
dc.subject.otherMedycyna
dc.titlePredictors of patient safety culture assessment in a public hospital in Poland
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