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Perception of healthcare professionals on patient safety culture and associated factors: a qualitative study using MAXQDA software

Aileen J. Abraham

Aileen J. Abraham

Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Life and Allied Health Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied SciencesBangalore, India
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Pushpanjali Krishnappa

Pushpanjali Krishnappa

Department of Public Health Dentistry, Ramaiah University of Applied SciencesBangalore, India
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Frank Federico

Frank Federico

Senior Patient Safety Expert, Quality Improvement Specialist, Institute for Healthcare ImprovementCambridge, USA
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Mar 14, 2025
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Article Category: Original article
Published Online: Mar 14, 2025
Page range: 123 - 131
Received: Sep 07, 2023
Accepted: Aug 04, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2025-0014
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Figure 1.

Major themes derived from coding for FGD. Note: FGD, focus group discussion.
Major themes derived from coding for FGD. Note: FGD, focus group discussion.

Figure 2.

Themes identified for the FGD under “patient safety culture” using MAXQDA software (numbers indicated the frequency of codes derived from the scripts). FGD, focus group discussion.
Themes identified for the FGD under “patient safety culture” using MAXQDA software (numbers indicated the frequency of codes derived from the scripts). FGD, focus group discussion.

Figure 3.

Matrix showing the relationship between the major themes and subthemes; the themes were merged using MAXQDA software.
Matrix showing the relationship between the major themes and subthemes; the themes were merged using MAXQDA software.

Participant characteristics_

Characteristics and category N
Gender
  Female 23
  Male 57
Profession
  Administrator 48
  Departmental manager 32
  Staff nurse
  Infection control nurse 62
  Quality executive 18
Experience (years)
  1–5 39
  6–10 3
  11–15 1
  16–20 3
Duration of FGD (min) 8
  Mean 14
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English
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Medicine, Assistive Professions, Nursing
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