Staff perceptions of patient safety culture in general surgery departments in Turkey

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Teles M., KAYA S.

AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES, vol.19, no.2, pp.2208-2218, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.4314/ahs.v19i2.46
  • Journal Name: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.2208-2218
  • Keywords: Patient safety culture, Turkey, general surgery, multiple correspondence analysis
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The first step towards establishing and improving patient safety culture in hospitals is measuring patient safety culture perceptions of staff. Few studies have examined the perception of patient safety culture in general surgery departments.