No safety, no quality: synthesis of research on hospital and patient safety (1996-2007).
The aim of this study was to identify associated research trends in patient safety and hospitals. Content analyses were used to analyze the titles and abstracts of journal articles included in the PubMed database (1996-March 2007; n = 6569). The given category code for each record was analyzed. The developed consensus system may help scholars and clinicians identify studies to be done, examine trends in the research on hospital safety, and advance the knowledge in this field.
Tzeng
Huey-Ming
HM
Division of Nursing Business and Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA. humi@umich.edu
Yin
Chang-Yi
CY
D032921:Consensus; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015969:National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine, U.S., Health and Medicine Division; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012107:Research Design; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States; D014944:World Health Organization