College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Restorative Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Eur J Dent Educ. 2021 Feb;25(1):175-182. doi: 10.1111/eje.12588. Epub 2020 Sep 1.
To evaluate awareness and attitudes of dental students and interns about patient safety culture in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
This cross-sectional study was conducted on 272 undergraduate dental students and interns using the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) from November 2019 to January 2020. The SAQ consists of six domains: teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, stress recognition, perception of management and work conditions. The score of SAQ ranges from 0 to 100, and a cut-off ≥75 is considered a positive attitude of patient safety.
The study included 47.1% of males and 52.9% of females with a mean age of 22.58 ± 1.3 years. Few participants (9.9%) showed a positive attitude of patient safety culture. Nearly one-third of participants (35.7%) attended a course on patient safety and 31.6% reported experiencing adverse events by them or their families. Out of six domains, job satisfaction showed the highest mean score (70.25) and 75.4% of participants felt proud to practise in the dental clinic. Female students demonstrated a significantly higher mean score of stress recognition (64.28 ± 18.98) than male students (56.98 ± 22.53) (P 0.004). The mean SAQ score increased significantly from fourth year students to interns (P < .001).
A small percentage of students demonstrated a positive attitude of patient safety and only one-third attended a patient safety course. The job satisfaction domain was highly rated and patient safety culture significantly improved from junior to senior students. Dental curricula should include patient safety courses to improve the quality and safety of patient care.
评估沙特达曼牙科学生和实习医生对患者安全文化的认知和态度。
本横断面研究于 2019 年 11 月至 2020 年 1 月期间对 272 名本科牙科学生和实习医生进行，采用安全态度问卷（SAQ）进行调查。SAQ 包含六个维度：团队合作氛围、安全氛围、工作满意度、压力识别、管理层认知和工作条件。SAQ 的得分为 0 至 100 分，得分≥75 分被认为对患者安全持积极态度。
研究对象中男性占 47.1%，女性占 52.9%，平均年龄为 22.58±1.3 岁。仅有 9.9%的参与者表现出对患者安全文化的积极态度。近三分之一的参与者（35.7%）参加过患者安全课程，31.6%报告其本人或家人曾经历过不良事件。在六个维度中，工作满意度的平均得分最高（70.25），75.4%的参与者对在牙科诊所执业感到自豪。女生的压力识别得分（64.28±18.98）显著高于男生（56.98±22.53）（P<0.004）。从四年级学生到实习医生，SAQ 平均得分显著增加（P<0.001）。
只有一小部分学生表现出对患者安全的积极态度，仅有三分之一的人参加过患者安全课程。工作满意度维度得分较高，从低年级学生到高年级学生，患者安全文化显著提高。牙科课程应包含患者安全课程，以提高患者护理的质量和安全性。
