@article { author = {Yaghoubi, Maryam and Javadi, Marzieh and Karimi, Saied and Ehsani, Elham}, title = {Patient Safety Behavior in Physicians: How is it Predicted?}, journal = {Hospital Practices and Research}, volume = {1}, number = {2}, pages = {67-71}, year = {2016}, publisher = {Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences}, issn = {2476-390X}, eissn = {2476-3918}, doi = {10.20286/hpr-010265}, abstract = {Background: Patient safety is a serious global public health issue. Estimates show that every day many patients are harmed while receiving hospital care. Health care staff plays a key role in providing quality and safe patient care, especially physicians who are main members of the medical team and a critical element in patient safety efforts. Objective: The current study used a Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) framework to investigate predictors of patient safety intentions and behavior of physicians. Methods: This descriptive analytical study was conducted in 8 hospitals with 52 physicians participating. A researcher-designed questionnaire was prepared to investigate patient safety behaviors and behavior constructs of physicians based on the guidelines of constructing a TPB Questionnaire: Conceptual and Methodological Considerations. The content validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed. Binary logistic regression analysis was performed using SPSS18. Results: The total mean score of physician safety behavior indicated that 3.8±0.92. 42% of physicians reported their safety behavior at a good level. There was no significant difference between the patient safety function of physicians in public and private hospitals (P=0.8) and working in medical or surgical wards (P=0.4). Among TPB constructs, “normative beliefs” had the greatest influence on physician intention for safety behaviors (wald=3.828, P=0.05). Conclusion: The results showed that “normative beliefs” had the greatest influence on physician intention for safety behaviors; therefore, it seems that patient safety must be the most important concern of all health care staff, specifically managers and executives throughout health care centers.}, keywords = {patient safety,physicians,Behavior,Hospitals}, url = {https://www.jhpr.ir/article_31961.html}, eprint = {https://www.jhpr.ir/article_31961_636eeb2211ff15a0669d50e1dea95b8d.pdf} }