A scoping review of patient safety research carried out in Saudi Arabian hospitals (SYSTEMATIC REVIEW)
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Title
A scoping review of patient safety research carried out in Saudi Arabian hospitals (SYSTEMATIC REVIEW)
Subject
patient safety, scoping review, Saudi Arabia
Description
Background: In Saudi Arabia, there has been substantial investment in patient safety initiatives.
Objectives: The objectives of this scoping review were to map the quantity and nature of existing research on patient safety in Saudi Arabian
hospitals and to identify gaps in the extant literature.
Methods: Electronic searches were completed using five databases. Peer-reviewed studies written in English or Arabic that focused on patient
safety in hospitals in Saudi Arabia were reviewed. Studies concerned with measuring and monitoring safety were categorised using the
Measuring and Monitoring Safety Framework. The hierarchy of intervention effectiveness was used to categorise interventions studies.
Results: A total of 2489 studies were screened, with 67 meeting the inclusion criteria. In total, 61 (91%) of included studies were focused on
the measurement or monitoring of safety. Six studies (9%) considered interventions to improve patient safety. Of these, 31.3% of the studies
assessed past harm, 1.5% reliability of safety systems, 7.5% sensitivity to operations, 47.8% anticipation and preparedness, and 3% integration
and learning. Of the six intervention studies, one study reported enforcing functions interventions, one simplification and standardisation, two
rules and policies, and two studies applied an education and training intervention.
Conclusion: As is the case internationally, there is a paucity of evidence on interventions to improve safety in Saudi Arabia. This review has
identified areas of strength, redundancy, and gaps in patient safety research in the Saudi Arabia. However, the findings also have implications
for the MMS in other healthcare systems
Objectives: The objectives of this scoping review were to map the quantity and nature of existing research on patient safety in Saudi Arabian
hospitals and to identify gaps in the extant literature.
Methods: Electronic searches were completed using five databases. Peer-reviewed studies written in English or Arabic that focused on patient
safety in hospitals in Saudi Arabia were reviewed. Studies concerned with measuring and monitoring safety were categorised using the
Measuring and Monitoring Safety Framework. The hierarchy of intervention effectiveness was used to categorise interventions studies.
Results: A total of 2489 studies were screened, with 67 meeting the inclusion criteria. In total, 61 (91%) of included studies were focused on
the measurement or monitoring of safety. Six studies (9%) considered interventions to improve patient safety. Of these, 31.3% of the studies
assessed past harm, 1.5% reliability of safety systems, 7.5% sensitivity to operations, 47.8% anticipation and preparedness, and 3% integration
and learning. Of the six intervention studies, one study reported enforcing functions interventions, one simplification and standardisation, two
rules and policies, and two studies applied an education and training intervention.
Conclusion: As is the case internationally, there is a paucity of evidence on interventions to improve safety in Saudi Arabia. This review has
identified areas of strength, redundancy, and gaps in patient safety research in the Saudi Arabia. However, the findings also have implications
for the MMS in other healthcare systems
Creator
Yazeed Kaud, Paul O’Connor, Roisin O’Malley, Rosie Dunne, Sinéad Lydon
Source
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/ijcoms/lyac014
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Date
21 September 2022
Contributor
Sri Wahyuni
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
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Citation
Yazeed Kaud, Paul O’Connor, Roisin O’Malley, Rosie Dunne, Sinéad Lydon, “A scoping review of patient safety research carried out in Saudi Arabian hospitals (SYSTEMATIC REVIEW),” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11140.