Abstract

Objective: In this study, it is aimed to examine bibliographic characteristics of the studies about the patient safety in national literature and to determine the similarities and dissociations reported in the research results.

Methods: In this study, a total of 33 studies that were performed in the Turkish sample between 2008 and 2017, and using "patient safety" and "safety culture" keywords were included in the study.

Results: As a result of the analysis, it was found that most of the studies were carried out between 2014-2017 (n: 17) and in the Marmara region (n: 13), in the Ministry of Health Hospitals (n: 28), and only in the nurse sample (n: 18). Most of the studies are descriptive (n: 26) or correlational (n: 6). The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was the most frequently used tool (n: 14) or the researchers formed the questions themselves (n: 11). The most common findings in the researches were the participants' opinions about the institutions patient safety levels, medical error reporting histories, the status of getting patient safety training or making a medical error, and comparisons with socio-demographic characteristics.

Conclusion: It was seen that there were a few studies performed in private hospitals and in the sample of healthcare students. Also, the number of valid and reliable instruments about patient safety was limited, and using of non-valid and non-reliable tools was common. The studies mostly focused on personal and professional characteristics. So there is a need for more research related to organizational and managerial factors, which may affect the concept of patient safety in different sectors and samples.