Asian Nurs Res.  2019 May;13(2):130-136. 10.1016/j.anr.2019.03.001.

Patient Participation in Patient Safety and Its Relationships with Nurses' Patient-Centered Care Competency, Teamwork, and Safety Climate

• Hwang JI
• Kim SW
• Chin HJ

• KMID: 2449394
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1016/j.anr.2019.03.001

Abstract

PURPOSE
This study's aim was to examine degrees of patient participation in patient safety activities in hospitals and to investigate their relationships with nurses' patient-centered care competency (PCC), teamwork, and safety climate.
METHODS
A cross-sectional study designwas used. Data were collected with 479 nurses from two general hospitals in Seoul, Korea, using a questionnaire designed to collect data on patient participation in patient safety activities, PCC, teamwork perceptions, and safety climate. The response rate was 74.1% (N = 355). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS
The mean score for patient participation was 2.76 ± 0.46 of 4.0. The mean scores for PCC, teamwork, and safety climate were 3.61 ± 0.46, 3.64 ± 0.41, and 3.35 ± 0.57 of 5.0, respectively. Nurses who experienced high patient participation in patient safety activities (≥ 3.0) had higher scores for PCC, teamwork, and safety climate. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that PCC (OR = 2.31, 95% CI = 1.14-4.70) and safety climate (OR = 2.51, 95% CI = 1.09-5.78) scores were the significant factors associated with patient participation.
CONCLUSION
The degree of patient participation in patient safety activities was not high. Nurses' PCC, teamwork, and safety climate were positively related with patient participation. In particular, the findings indicate that enhancing nurses' competency for patient-centered care and creating a strong safety climate are important to promote patient participation for safer health care.

Keyword

culture; patient-centered care; patient participation; patient safety

MeSH Terms

Climate*
Cross-Sectional Studies
Delivery of Health Care
Hospitals, General
Humans
Korea
Logistic Models
Patient Participation*
Patient Safety*
Patient-Centered Care*
Seoul
Surveys and Questionnaires