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Measuring The Patient Safety Culture At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Pakistan Using The Hospital Survey On Patient Safety Culture (Hsopsc), Fasih Ali Ahmed, Fozia Asif, Tahir Munir, Sohail Haleem, Zehra Feroze Ali, Asim Belgaumi, Hasnain Zafar, Asad Latif
Measuring The Patient Safety Culture At A Tertiary Care Hospital In Pakistan Using The Hospital Survey On Patient Safety Culture (Hsopsc), Fasih Ali Ahmed, Fozia Asif, Tahir Munir, Sohail Haleem, Zehra Feroze Ali, Asim Belgaumi, Hasnain Zafar, Asad Latif
Department of Anaesthesia
Background: Patient safety is a top priority for many healthcare organisations worldwide. However, most of the initiatives aimed at the measurement and improvement of patient safety culture have been undertaken in developed countries. The purpose of this study was to measure the patient safety culture at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC).
Methods: The HSOPSC was used to measure the patient safety culture across 12 dimensions at Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi. 2,959 individuals, who had been working at the hospital, were administered the HSOPSC in paper form between June and …