ASSESSING LEVEL OF PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE PRACTICES AMONG HEALTHCARE WORKERS OF OLABISI ONABANJO TEACHING HOSPITAL, SAGAMU, OGUN STATE

Good patient safety culture of healthcare professionals brings about positive influence on patients. Previous studies on patient safety culture have focused on practices aimed at reducing adverse outcomes in the health care system, however there remains a gap in understanding the level of awareness and implementation of patient safety practices among healthcare workers. This study examined the current status and associated factors of patient safety culture among healthcare workers at Olabisi Onabanjo Teaching Hospital, Sagamu in Nigeria, with a view to identifying key factors that promote or hinder safety-conscious work environment. Cross sectional design was employed. Data were elicited through questionnaires, 238 samples were generated from healthcare workers across various departments of Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, using validated Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC). Participants were selected through the Cochran’s Formula. Albert Bandura’s Social cognitive and Hocbaum, Rosenstock et al’s Health Belief Model served as the framework. 10 dimensions of patient safety culture (Team work, staffing and work pace, organizational learning, response to error, supervisor, manager, clinical leader’s support, communication about error, reporting patient’s safety events, hospital management support hand-off and information exchange) were measured using validated scales. Data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. Majority of the participants’ experienced low levels of patient safety culture in the 10 dimensions of the hospital survey on patient safety culture. Specific interventions were required to address patient safety gap. The result pointed to several areas that need more improvement, namely, team work and communication. Keywords: Patient safety culture, Healthcare workers, Socio-demographic factors, Occupational factors.