title: [Patient safety culture in family and community medicine residents in Aragon].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  having an appropriate patient safety culture is the first recommendation to improve it. The aim of this article is to determine the safety culture in family medicine residents and then to identify improvement strategies.
  
  
  METHODS
  an online cross-sectional survey of residents in family medicine teaching units of Aragon using the translated, validated and adapted to Spanish, Medical Office Survey on Patient Safety Culture (MOSPS) questionnaire. The results were grouped in 12-dimensional responses for analysis, and the mean value of each dimension was calculated. Perceptions were described by Percentages of Positive (PRP) and Negative Responses (PRN) to each dimension.
  
  
  RESULTS
  positive results were seen in «the Patient Care Tracking/Follow-up». There were significant differences in the «Information Exchange With Other Settings», «Staff Training» and «Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety and Quality». Study participants viewed «Work Pressure and Pace» negatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the institutions providing health services, as well as their staff, are increasingly aware of the importance of improving Patient Safety, and the results of this study allowed us to present information that helps identify weaknesses, and to design initiatives and strategies to improve care practices.
authors: Unidad Docente de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública de Aragón, Zaragoza, España. Electronic address: ronaldroco@gmail.com.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Rodríguez-Cogollo
authors: Unidad Docente de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública de Aragón, Zaragoza, España.
authors: I R
authors: IR
authors: Paredes-Alvarado
authors: Unidad Docente de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública de Aragón, Zaragoza, España.
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Galicia-Flores
authors: Servicio de Medicina Preventiva, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, España.
authors: J I
authors: JI
authors: Barrasa-Villar
authors: Dirección de Atención Primaria, Sector Zaragoza III, Zaragoza, España.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Castán-Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003154:Community Medicine; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D015279:Organizational Culture; D061214:Patient Safety; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Cultura; Culture; Family practice; Medicina familiar y comunitaria; Patient Safety; Seguridad del paciente