Theeb M Almotairi
Royal Commission Medical Center, Saudi Arabia
Title: The relationship between structural empowerment and the patient safety culture in the Saudi public hospitals
Biography
Biography: Theeb M Almotairi
Abstract
This study is focused on examining the direct relationship between structural empowerment and the patient safety culture in
Saudi public hospitals. The primary research design employed in the present study is a quantitative method of survey. A sample
of 127 out of 251 healthcare organizations were selected in Saudi Arabia divided as follows - 70 from the central and 57 from the
western region. These are all public hospitals operating under the Kingdom’s Ministry of Health. 30 questionnaires were distributed
in each of the 127 public hospitals of Saudi Arabia in the two regions. The staff workers in the nursing units are respondents for
the data collection through these questionnaires. The numbers of questionnaires returned and usable are 1793 and therefore the
response rate is calculated by dividing the number of questionnaires returned or completed with the number of participants of the
survey. This study used correlation analyses to examine the relationship between structural empowerment and patient safety culture.
Specifically, the findings showed significant between structural empowerment and patent safety culture. Finally, this study offers
recommendations for future researchers at the end.