本研究係使用美國醫療照護暨品質研究所(Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, AHRQ)發展之病人安全文化的調查量表,以探討公立醫院面臨轉型、整併及公務預算逐年縮減,加上醫療環境變遷下,探討醫院員工之病人安全文化及影響因子。希望提供醫院管理階層了解其相關性及問題癥結,提供改善之方向。 本研究以臺北市某區域醫院內所有員工為樣本進行問卷調查,問卷發放728份問卷,回收問卷有效樣本計437份(有效回收率為59.3%)。 研究結果發現: 1.影響病人安全文化之面向包括:單位之團隊合作、醫院管理者支持、單位主管重視、單位合作、暢言的溝通管道、訊息的回饋、組織學習機會、事後懲罰與充足的人力等;其中樣本醫院表現最佳者為單位之團隊合作(3.85),最有待改善者為充足之人力(2.56)。 2.在個人及工作特質對病人安全文化及病人安全有差異的是:年齡不同、有無宗教信仰、工作單位不同、受僱工作類別不同、工作年資及有無擔任主管等有所差異。 3.根據研究結果,本研究建議:(1)醫院管理者應重視組織文化於病人的安全。(2)協助醫療環境工作者舒緩疲勞與釋放壓力。(3)建立病人安全管理系統(4)落實病人安全的執行,建立一個安全的就醫環境。
Objectives: To evaluate patient safety culture of healthcare workers in a Taipei hospital facing during faced re-model organization structure and reducing budge year by year. Design and Setting: The Chinese edition of the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patieny Safety Culture questionnaire were distribured among 728 employees of a Taipei hospital. The valid response rate was 59.3%. Main outcome measures: Patient safety culture was measured by Chinese edition of the AHRQ Hospital Survey on Patieny Safety Culture. Result: Among those dimensions of patient safety culture measured, the highest one was team-work in the unit(3.85),the lowest one was sufficiency of manpower(2.56). Conclusion: Hospital administrators should pay attention to patient safety culture. Management level should assist in relief stress of employees.