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Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
Culture of blame—an ongoing burden for doctors and patient safety
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16 (2019), 23; 4826. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234826
Brborović, Ognjen; Brborović, Hana; Nola, Iskra Alexandra; Milošević, Milan

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Brborović, O., Brborović, H., Nola, I. A. & Milošević, M. (2019). Culture of blame—an ongoing burden for doctors and patient safety. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16. (23), 4826. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234826

Brborović, Ognjen, et al. "Culture of blame—an ongoing burden for doctors and patient safety." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 16, no. 23, 2019, p. 4826. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234826

Brborović, Ognjen, Hana Brborović, Iskra Alexandra Nola and Milan Milošević. "Culture of blame—an ongoing burden for doctors and patient safety." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 23 (2019): 4826. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234826

Brborović, O., et al. (2019) 'Culture of blame—an ongoing burden for doctors and patient safety', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(23), p. 4826. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234826

Brborović O, Brborović H, Nola IA, Milošević M. Culture of blame—an ongoing burden for doctors and patient safety. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health [Internet]. 2019 December 01 [cited 2025 January 14];16(23):4826. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16234826

O. Brborović, H. Brborović, I. A. Nola and M. Milošević, "Culture of blame—an ongoing burden for doctors and patient safety", International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 16, no. 23, p. 4826, December 2019. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:956733. [Accessed: 14 January 2025]

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Title (english)Culture of blame—an ongoing burden for doctors and patient safety
AuthorOgnjen Brborović
AuthorHana Brborović
AuthorIskra Alexandra Nola
AuthorMilan Milošević
Author's institutionUniversity of Zagreb
School of Medicine
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE
Public Health and Health Care
Abstract (english)
Introduction: Every procedure in healthcare carries a certain degree of inherent unsafety resulting from problems in practice, which might lead to a healthcare adverse event (HAE). It is very important, and even mandatory, to report HAE. The point of HAE reporting is not to blame the person, but to learn from the HAE in order to prevent future HAEs. ----- Study question: Our aim was to examine the prevalence and the impact of culture of blame on health workers' health. ----- Methods: A cross-sectional study on healthcare workers at two Croatian hospitals was conducted using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (PSC). ----- Results: The majority of PSC dimensions in both hospitals were high. Among the dimensions, Hospital Handoffs and Transitions and Overall Perceptions of Safety had the highest values. The Nonpunitive Response to Error dimension had low values, indicating the ongoing culture of blame. The Staffing dimension had low values, indicating the ongoing shortage of doctors and nurses. -----Discussion: We found inconsistencies between a single-item measure and PSC dimensions. It was expected that Frequency of Events Reported (PSC dimension) relates to Number of Events Reported (single-item measure). However, in our study, the relations between these pairs of measures were different between hospitals. Our results indicate the ongoing culture of blame. Healthcare workers do not report HAE because they fear they will be punished by management or by law.
Keywords (english)
Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication statusPublished
Peer reviewPeer review
Publication versionPublished version
Journal titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Numberingvol. 16, no. 23, p. 4826
p-ISSN1660-4601
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234826
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:105:956733
Publication2019-12-01
Document URLhttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16234826
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