Model of patient safety behavior influenced by culture and attitudes of safety patients: Case study of PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital in Bantul

Abstract

Objective

Patient safety is an important issue of in-hospital services. Appropriateness in health services, speed (timeliness), and freedom from danger and error (free from harm and error) are the three main elements of patient safety.

Method

This research took place at PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Bantul with a sample of clinical practitioners, namely doctors and nurses. Data analysis was performed using PLS-SEM to analyze patient safety behavior models as well as the influence of patient safety culture and patient safety attitudes.

Results

The patient safety behavior model had a good level of goodness of fit. The culture of patient safety had a positive influence on patient safety behavior. Patient safety attitudes also had a positive influence on patient safety behavior.

Conclusion

These results confirmed that enhancing patient safety culture and the attitude of patient safety from nurses and doctors in providing health services in hospitals could improve patient safety behavior.