Patient Safety: Residents' Viewpoints for Reducing Errors in Teaching Hospitals
- VernacularTitle:医療の安全―研修医の視点より見つめた医療の安全への意識調査―
- Author:
Keiko HAYANO
;
Hisao OGAWA
;
Hiroshi EGAMI
;
Kazuhisa MOTOMURA
;
Yasuharu TOKUDA
;
Kaoru ASHIMINE
;
Daisuke HIGASHI
;
Satoru AZUMA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Patient safety;
residency program;
work environment;
adverse event;
potential adverse event
- From:Medical Education
2006;37(2):77-83
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
Japan introduced a mandatory residency program in 2004. Teaching hospitals are now responsible for improving patient safety and the overall teaching environment. Questionnaires were sent to teaching hospitals in Kyushu to evaluate residents' work environments and to ask them about improving patient safety. Questionnaires asked about the work environment, experience with medical errors and adverse events, self-reported work conditions, personal anxiety levels about medical errors, and personal suggestions for decreasing medical errors. One hundred eight questionnaires were mailed, and 76 (70.3%) were returned complete and were analyzed. Most residents in Japan work long hours, feel extremely busy, and are anxious about medical errors; many of them reported personal involvement in medical errors or adverse events. Their suggestions to improve patient safety included improvement of the work environment, establishment of a resident support system, and better organization of medical charts and equipment. Considering residents' viewpoints for patient safety is important to help reduce errors in teaching hospitals.
