The Influence Of Children’s Playroom Interior Aspect In Regard To Parental Safety Perception. Case Study: Children’s Playroom At 23 Paskal Bandung, Indonesia

@#Children’s playrooms in public spaces need to consider the safety of their interior elements. Previous studies also discussed about things that need to be taken into account to assure the children’s safety while playing. However, some parents join their children playing in public spaces due to the cautiousness of playground safety level. This study was conducted to understand how far the interior aspects of children’s playgrounds can affect parents’ safety perception to let their children play by themselves in public spaces, for example, the children’s playroom in 23 Paskal Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The result shows that sufficient light, interior finishes, and noise or sound intensity in the children’s playground at 23 Paskal Bandung, Indonesia can make parents feel safe to let their children spend time there.

Cultura de seguridad del paciente: percepción del personal de una unidad de medicina familiar en Tabasco, México / Patient safety culture: perception of the staff from a family medicine center in Tabasco, Mexico

Introducción: una cultura de seguridad positiva se caracteriza por una comunicación basada en la confianza mutua, en compartir la percepción de lo importante de la seguridad y la confianza en la eficacia de las acciones preventivas. Objetivo: determinar la percepción de los profesionales sanitarios y no sanitarios sobre la cultura de seguridad del paciente en una unidad de medicina familiar del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social en el estado de Tabasco, México. Métodos: estudio descriptivo transversal con personal sanitario y no sanitario de una unidad de medicina familiar. Para evaluar la cultura de seguridad del paciente, se utilizó el cuestionario "Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture" (MOSPSC), para su uso por los equipos de atención primaria del Sistema Nacional de Salud de España. Para el análisis, se estimaron puntuaciones positivas y negativas por cada dimensión con el uso de estadística descriptiva. Resultados: las dimensiones con mayor puntuación fueron Trabajo en equipo (65%) y Seguimiento del cuidado del paciente (63%), no así Presión y ritmo de trabajo (29%), Comunicación y receptividad (30%) y Apoyo de la dirección para la seguridad del paciente (30%). Conclusiones: el estudio nos permitió identificar áreas de oportunidad en lo referente a la cultura de seguridad del paciente y también nos ayudó a planificar, diseñar e implementar estrategias a su favor. Si promovemos la seguridad del paciente, promovemos la seguridad del personal sanitario y no sanitario.

Introduction: A positive security culture is characterized by communication based on mutual trust, sharing the perception of the importance of security and confidence in the effectiveness of preventive actions. Objective: To determine the perception of health and non-health professionals about patient safety culture in a family medicine center from the Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social at the State of Tabasco, México. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study with health and non-health staff from a family medicine center. To evalúate patient safety culture, it was used the Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture (MOSPSC) questionnaire, which have been used by the primary care teams of the National Health System of Spain. For the analysis, positive and negative scores were estimated for each dimensión with the use of descriptive statistics. Results: The dimensions with the highest scores were Teamwork (65%) and Patient care follow-up (63%), whereas the dimensions with the lowest scores were Work pressure and pace (29%), Communication openness (30%) and Management support for patient safety (30%). Condusions: The study allowed us to identify areas of opportunity related to patient safety culture and in the planning, design and implementation of strategies in favor of patient safety. If we promote patient safety, we promote the safety of health and non-health staff.

Comparison of Safety Perception between Foreign and Local Workers in the Construction Industry in Republic of Korea

BACKGROUND: Since the Republic of Korea became a labor-force-importing country, the number of foreign workers has increased gradually, especially in the construction industry. The main objective of this study was to examine the differences in safety perception between domestic and foreign workers at Korean construction sites. METHODS: A total of 891 Korean and foreign workers were surveyed: 140 foreign and 751 Korean workers. The general characteristics and 25 factors influencing safety perception were considered in the questionnaire. Regression and correlation analyses were conducted to examine the variables of workers' safety perception. RESULTS: Differences of nationality (F = 7.379, p < 0.001) and workplace accidents were statistically significant for both domestic (F = 1.503, p < 0.05) and foreign workers (F = 7.868, p < 0.05). In contrast, age, education, and Korean language level were significant variables only for foreign workers. Correlation coefficients of 0.428** for Korean and 0.148 for foreign workers between two items e namely, "management's commitment to safety" and "blaming staff when they make mistakes" e support the conclusion that foreign workers do not trust management's commitment to safety, while Korean workers have confidence in these commitments. CONCLUSION: Foreign workers' level of safety perception should rise to the same level as Korean workers, especially in terms of obeying safety rules, safety education performance, and safety beliefs. Therefore, an improvement plan for the Korean construction industry is suggested in order to have a better safety level at construction sites with foreign workers.

Percepción en paciente y familia de la seguridad de la atención hospitalaria de en un Hospital Universitario / Perception of patients and families on the safety ofhospital care at a university hospital

ResumenObjetivo general: Describir la percepción de paciente y familia sobre la seguridad de la atención sanitaria brindada en un Hospital Universitario colombiano de alta complejidad durante su proceso de hospitalización.MetodologíaEstudio cuantitativo con abordaje descriptivo-transversal y muestreo estratificado no aleatorizado, con una muestra de 276 participantes de los servicios de hospitalización y urgencias; la recolección de datos se hizo con el cuestionario "Percepción de seguridad de la atención en salud en el ámbito hospitalario".ResultadosLas dimensiones indagadas fueron: 1. Información recibida por los pacientes con 88.8% de acuerdo; 2. Calidad en la atención en salud recibida con 88.2% de acuerdo; 3. El 97.2% no identificaron Eventos Adversos; 4. El 99,64% no identificaron incidentes en la atención de salud; y 5. Sensación de seguridad percibida en el 88,77% como segura y en el 4,35% como ligeramente segura. Discusión y conclusionesSe encontró una alta percepción positiva de la seguridad en la atención de salud brindada y baja cantidad de eventos adversos e incidentes, el comportamiento de los resultados fue en general similar entre las 3 categorías de participantes (paciente y cuidador, paciente únicamente y cuidador familiar únicamente) y por servicios participantes. Lo anterior muestra la importancia de implementar y mantener estrategias institucionales que van desde policitas, programas, procedimientos y actividades específicas en los servicios para que el paciente y su familia se sientan seguros frente a su situación de salud y tratamiento

AbstractObjective: To describe the patients and families ́ perception on the safety of health care provided at a highly complex Colombian University Hospital during the hospitalization process.Methodology: It was used a quantitative study with descriptive-transversal approach and non-randomized stratified sampling, with a sample of 276 participants from the hospitalization and emergency services. The data collection was done with the questionnaire "Perception of safety of health care in the hospital setting".Results: The dimensions investigated were: 1. Information received by patients with 88.8% of agreement; 2. Quality in health care received with 88.2% of agreement; 3. 97.2% did not identify adverse events; 4. 99.64% did not identify incidents in health care; and 5. Feeling of safety perceived by 88.77% as safe and at 4.35% as slightly safe.Discussion and conclusions: It was found a high positive perception of safety in health care provided and low number of adverse events and incidents. The behavior of the results was generally similar among the 3 categories of participants (patient and caregiver, patient only and family caregiver only) and by participating services. This shows the importance of implementing and maintaining institutional strategies that go from policies, programs, procedures and specific activities in the services so that patients and their families feel safe in front of their health situation and treatment

Effects of an Education Program on Prevention of Malpractice using Precedent Cases related to Patient Safety in Safety Perception, Safety Control, Autonomy and Accountability in Clinical Nurses / 간호행정학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of an education program on safety perception, safety control, autonomy and accountability in clinical nurses. Precedent cases related to patient safety were used in the education program. METHODS: A quasi-experimental design with pretest and posttest measures was used. Participants in the study, 72 nurses in the experimental group, 71 nurses in the control group, were enrolled for 3 months. The education program was composed of the 20 precedent cases related to patient safety from home and foreign countries. RESULTS: The major findings of this study were as follows: Safety perception (p=.000), Safety control (p=.000), attitude toward autonomy (p=.000), and attitude toward accountability (p=.000) improved after the education program. CONCLUSION: The findings from this study indicate that an education program using precedent cases is an efficient method to improve behavior and change attitudes towards protecting patients' safety and preventing malpractice claims against nurses.