Journal of Patient Care

The relationship between structural empowerment and the patient safety culture in the Saudi public hospitals

World Congress on Patient Safety & Quality Healthcare

September 07-09, 2017 London, UK

Theeb M Almotairi

Royal Commission Medical Center, Saudi Arabia

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Pat Care

Abstract:

This study is focused on examining the direct relationship between structural empowerment and the patient safety culture in Saudi public hospitals. The primary research design employed in the present study is a quantitative method of survey. A sample of 127 out of 251 healthcare organizations were selected in Saudi Arabia divided as follows - 70 from the central and 57 from the western region. These are all public hospitals operating under the Kingdom�??s Ministry of Health. 30 questionnaires were distributed in each of the 127 public hospitals of Saudi Arabia in the two regions. The staff workers in the nursing units are respondents for the data collection through these questionnaires. The numbers of questionnaires returned and usable are 1793 and therefore the response rate is calculated by dividing the number of questionnaires returned or completed with the number of participants of the survey. This study used correlation analyses to examine the relationship between structural empowerment and patient safety culture. Specifically, the findings showed significant between structural empowerment and patent safety culture. Finally, this study offers recommendations for future researchers at the end.

Biography :

Theeb M Almotairi has 12 years of experience in the field of Quality, Patient Safety and Health Care Management and Accreditation. He worked as Quality Management and Planning department for more than two years. He participated in hospital accreditation as Chapter Leader and Counterpart in Joint Commission International (JCI) and Saudi Center for Health Institute Accreditation (CBAHI) for chapter of quality and patient safety and chapter of leadership. He is an expert in implementing quality concept and improvement tools for improving healthcare and patient safety. He completed his PhD in Health Management.