Evaluation of the patient safety situation in Abuzar Teaching Hospital of Ahvaz based on patient safety friendly standards in 1401

Abstract

Introduction: Patient safety is a fundamental principle in health care. Patient safety friendly standards are a set of requirements that are critical to the implementation of a hospital-wide patient safety program. This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the patient safety situation in Ahvaz Abuzar Hospital based on patient safety friendly standards.

Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in 1401 on 30 employees related to patient safety with a non-random and purpose-based sampling method. The required data were collected by the first two axes of the World Health Organization's patient safety friendly standards checklist, including governance and leadership - gaining participation and interaction with the patient and society, using observation, interview and hospital documentation techniques. The data was analyzed using statistical tests (mean and standard deviation) of SPSS26 software and scored on a three-point Likert scale.

Results: The level of compliance of the hospital with the first two axes of patient safety friendly standards (64 standards in total) was evaluated at a good level with an average of 80/4%. Mandatory and basic standards were at a good level and advanced standards were at an average level. The group of attracting participation and interacting with the patient and society with an average of 82/7% had more compliance than the governance and leadership group with an average of 78/09%.

Conclusion: The condition of Abuzar Hospital was evaluated at a good level in terms of compliance with patient safety-friendly standards. It is better to consider the level of compliance with basic and advanced standards in future researches.