International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health | World Patient Safety Day 2023—“Engaging Patients for Patient Safety”

World Patient Safety Day (WPSD), held annually on 17 September, aims to raise global awareness about patient safety and calls for solidarity and united action by all countries and international partners to reduce patient harm. Patient safety focuses on preventing and reducing risks, errors, and harm that happen to patients during the provision of health care. This year, WPSD is dedicated to the theme “Engaging patients for patient safety” and the slogan “Elevate the voice of patients!”. 

To further explore the related research on World Patient Safety Day (WPSD), the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH, ISSN: 1660-4601) has gathered open access academic research on the topic of patient safety. We hope to share new scientific knowledge in the field of patient safety with the world on this day.

Article Collection:

1. “The Influence of Burnout on Patient Safety Management Activities of Shift Nurses: The Mediating Effect of Compassion Satisfaction”
by I Seul Ryu and JaeLan Shim
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(22), 12210; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182212210
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/12210

2. “Assessing Patient Safety Culture in United States Hospitals”
by Abdulmajeed Azyabi, Waldemar Karwowski, Peter Hancock, Thomas T. H. Wan and Ahmad Elshennawy
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(4), 2353; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19042353
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/4/2353

3. “The Perception of the Patient Safety Climate by Health Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic—International Research”
by Justyna Kosydar-Bochenek, Sabina Krupa, Dorota Religa, Adriano Friganović, Ber Oomen, Elena Brioni, Stelios Iordanou, Marcin Suchoparski, Małgorzata Knap and Wioletta Mędrzycka-Dąbrowska
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(15), 9712; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159712
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/15/9712

4. “Interventions to Increase Patient Safety in Long-Term Care Facilities—Umbrella Review”
by Jakub Świtalski, Katarzyna Wnuk, Tomasz Tatara, Wojciech Miazga, Ewa Wiśniewska, Tomasz Banaś, Olga Partyka, Katarzyna Karakiewicz-Krawczyk, Justyna Jurczak, Mateusz Kaczmarski et al.
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19(22), 15354; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215354
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/22/15354

5. “Using Dominance Analysis to Identify the Most Important Dimensions of Safety Culture for Predicting Patient Safety”
by Seung Eun Lee and V. Susan Dahinten
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(15), 7746; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157746
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/15/7746

6. “Patient Safety Related to Microbiological Contamination of the Environment of a Multi-Profile Clinical Hospital”
by Marlena Robakowska, Marek Bronk, Anna Tyrańska-Fobke, Daniel Ślęzak, Jakub Kraszewski and Łukasz Balwicki
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(7), 3844; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073844
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/7/3844

7. “Leveraging the Work Environment to Minimize the Negative Impact of Nurse Burnout on Patient Outcomes”
by Amelia E. Schlak, Linda H. Aiken, Jesse Chittams, Lusine Poghosyan and Matthew McHugh
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(2), 610; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020610
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/2/610

8. “Easier Said Than Done: Healthcare Professionals’ Barriers to the Provision of Patient-Centered Primary Care to Patients with Multimorbidity”
by Sanne J. Kuipers, Anna P. Nieboer and Jane M. Cramm
Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18(11), 6057; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18116057
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/11/6057 

Access more articles at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/search?journal=ijerph. 

Call for papers: 

• “2nd Edition of COVID-19, Healthcare Quality, Patient Safety and Quality of Life”
  Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Mosad Zineldin
  Submission Deadline: 15 November 2023 

• “Research on the Primary Care Services, Patients Safety and Primary Healthcare Workers Training in the Face of Adversity”
  Guest Editor: Prof. Dr. Filipe Prazeres
  Submission Deadline: 31 December 2023 

Access more Special Issues at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph/special_issues. 

Closed Special Issues:

• “Patient Safety Culture in Hospitals”;
• “Environment and Patient Safety in Intensive Care Units”. 

Special Issue Book:

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