Medical students’ insights towards patient safety
Joint Authors
Masudi, Imad M.
al-Shahran, Said
al-Suwaydan, Ahmad
al-Kharan, Ala
al-Fawzan, Abd al-Rahman
al-Shahrani, Aishah
al-Shahrani, Awad
Source
Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 2 (31 May. 2021), pp.253-259, 7 p.
Publisher
Sultan Qaboos University College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Publication Date
2021-05-31
Country of Publication
Oman
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives : this study aimed to explore Saudi Arabian medical students’ perceptions of patient safety.
methods : a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the college of medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for health sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in September 2019.
the attitudes to patient safety questionnaire (APSQ III) was used to explore undergraduate medical students’ attitudes towards and knowledge of PS.
the main outcomes measured were the APSQ III’s nine domains.
data were analysed using statistical package for the Social Sciences and students’ attitudes were communicated as mean scores ± standard deviations.
results : a total of 301 participants were included in this study (response rate: 85.75%).
six domains reflected a positive attitude while three domains showed a neutral attitude.
the domain of ‘team functioning’ had the highest mean score (5.8) followed by ‘working hours as a cause of error’ (5.6) and ‘error inevitability’ (5.4).
there was a significant difference between gender in the domain ‘patient involvement in reducing error’ (p = 0.012) and ‘importance of patient safety (PS) in the curriculum’ (P = 0.001).
In addition, the ‘importance of PS in the curriculum’ domain was significantly different across different age groups (P = 0.039).
conclusion : medical students were highly interested in PS and recommended implementing a comprehensive undergraduate PS programme to fulfil their educational needs.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Shahran, Said& al-Suwaydan, Ahmad& al-Kharan, Ala& al-Fawzan, Abd al-Rahman& al-Shahrani, Aishah& Masudi, Imad M.…[et al.]. 2021. Medical students’ insights towards patient safety. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal،Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.253-259.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Shahran, Said…[et al.]. Medical students’ insights towards patient safety. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal Vol. 21, no. 2 (May. 2021), pp.253-259.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1344826
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Shahran, Said& al-Suwaydan, Ahmad& al-Kharan, Ala& al-Fawzan, Abd al-Rahman& al-Shahrani, Aishah& Masudi, Imad M.…[et al.]. Medical students’ insights towards patient safety. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2021. Vol. 21, no. 2, pp.253-259.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1344826
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 259
Record ID
BIM-1344826