At the Crossroads of the Patients Safety Culture Evaluation and Challenges

Authors

  • Nato Pitskhelauri Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi State University, 1, Chavchavadze Ave., Tbilisi, 0179, Georgia
  • Sopio Gvazava PhD Student, Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi State University, 1, Chavchavadze Ave., Tbilisi, 0179, Georgia
  • Nino Chikhladze Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Tbilisi State University, 1, Chavchavadze Ave., Tbilisi, 0179, Georgia

Keywords:

Safety culture, Patient safety, Healthcare quality, Hospital survey.

Abstract

The patient safety is considered as one of the most important components of the quality of health care as well as a global public health issue. Furthermore, the measurement of patient safety culture is one of the main priorities in many countries. The concept of patient safety and quality healthcare is relatively recent in countries of EU Eastern Neighboring Area. In fact, research addressing patients

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Published

2017-03-22

How to Cite

Pitskhelauri, N., Gvazava, S., & Chikhladze, N. (2017). At the Crossroads of the Patients Safety Culture Evaluation and Challenges. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 32(2), 143–152. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/7036

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