Title of article :
Assessment of Human Factors Ergonomics effecting Patient Safety Culture in a Tertiary Healthcare setting of a South Asian country
Author/Authors :
Harsvardhan ، Rajesh Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) , Mehrotra ، Ayush Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences (RMLIMS) , Agarwal ، Amit Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) , Sharma ، Pulak Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) , Pandey ، Gaurav Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) , Behari ، Anu Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS)
Abstract :
Introduction: The Patient Safety (PS) movement dates back to the 1950s, but in recent decades has caught up in swift momentum and is also influencing the Indian healthcare scenario - a lot of work has been done on the global scenario and we are just catching up. Materials Methodology: This baseline study assesses the current status of Human Factors Ergonomics w.r.t. Patient Safety Culture in a tertiary healthcare institution of Northern India within a study population of Doctors (Faculty Resident), Nursing Staff (Graduates Undergraduates), and Technicians - a first of its kind for the region. The overall response rate was obtained on the (customized validated) Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) toolkit.Result: The overall response rate came to 75.7% and the composite Patient Safety Culture score was 46.35% (with internal variations).Conclusion: This calls for introspection to lift the overall standards of PS and PSC and to build further upon them.
Keywords :
Human Factors Ergonomics , Patient safety , Indian healthcare , Patient Safety Culture , HSOPSC
Journal title :
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Journal title :
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
