Reflection of medical error highlighted on Media in Turkey: A retrospective study

IŞIK O., Bayin G., UĞURLUOĞLU Ö.

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.32, no.5, pp.1224-1228, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.12669/pjms.325.10042
  • Journal Name: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1224-1228
  • Keywords: Medical error, Media, PATIENT SAFETY, PERCEPTIONS, DISCLOSURE
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: This study was performed with the aim of identifying how news on medical errors have be transmitted, and how the types, reasons, and conclusions of medical errors have been reflected to by the media in Turkey.