Authors
Aaesha M Alblooshi, Saoud Al Tamimi, Fatima AlSaedi, Mahra Saif Obaid Al Farsi, Mouza Ahmed Abdulla Alzaabi, Lamya AlBlooshi, Mirah Hamdan Alshehhi, Hanouf Mahdi Alshaka, Sohrab Amiri, Moien Ab Khan
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Journal of education and health promotion. Volume 15. Pages 342. Epub Aug 31, 2026.
Abstract
To assess patient safety culture using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) and to examine associations between occupational characteristics, perceived incident-reporting barriers, and overall safety culture scores among healthcare professionals in the United Arab Emirates.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted between January and March 2023 among 629 healthcare professionals in the United Arab Emirates, including physicians, nurses, and allied health professionals, using convenience sampling. Participants completed a sociodemographic and work characteristics questionnaire alongside the HSOPSC. Item-level positive response rates were calculated, and overall HSOPSC mean scores were compared across occupational characteristics and reporting-barrier frequency categories using t-tests and analysis of variance (two-sided; P < 0.05).
Reporting of near-miss events was limited (40.1%), despite high levels of perceived interpersonal respect (84.2%). Respondents reporting barriers seldom demonstrated significantly higher patient safety culture scores across the majority of barrier domains (P < 0.05).
Targeted system-level interventions, including simplification of reporting processes, strengthening nonpunitive culture, and improving feedback mechanisms, are recommended to enhance reporting and patient safety outcomes.
PMID:
42829780
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