A narrative synthesis of qualitative studies conducted to assess patient safety culture in hospital settings.

Alqattan, Hamad; Morrison, Zoe; Cleland, Jennifer A.

Abstract

This review aimed to identify methodological aspects of qualitative studies conducted to assess patient safety culture (PSC) in hospital settings. Searches of Google Scholar (Google LLC, Menlo Park, California, USA), MEDLINE® (National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, Maryland, USA), EMBASE (Elsevier, Amsterdam, Netherlands), PsycINFO (American Psychological Association, Washington, District of Columbia, USA) and Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) databases were used to identify qualitative articles published between 2000 and 2017 that focused on PSC. A total of 22 studies were included in this review and analysis of methodological approaches showed that most researchers adopted purposive sampling, individual interviews, inductive content and thematic analysis. PSC was affected by factors related to staffing, communication, nonhuman resources, organisation and patient-related factors. Most studies lacked theoretical frameworks. However, many commonalities were found across studies. Therefore, it is recommended that future studies adopt a mixed methods approach to gain a better understanding of PSC.

Citation

ALQATTAN, H., MORRISON, Z. and CLELAND, J.A. 2019. A narrative synthesis of qualitative studies conducted to assess patient safety culture in hospital settings. Sultan Qaboos University medical journal [online], 19(2), pages e91-e98. Available from: https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2019.19.02.002

• Journal Article Type: Review
• Acceptance Date: Jan 10, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Sep 8, 2019
• Publication Date: May 31, 2019
• Deposit Date: Aug 4, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 4, 2020
• Journal: Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal [SQUMJ]
• Print ISSN: 2075-051X
• Electronic ISSN: 2075-0528
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 19
• Issue: 2
• Pages: e91-e98
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2019.19.02.002
• Keywords: Patient safety; Culture; Needs assessment; Qualitative research
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/958133