title: Patient safety: characterization of YouTube videos.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe how patient safety is addressed in YouTube videos.
  
  
  METHODS
  descriptive study with a quantitative approach. Data was collected in May 2015, at YouTube's search field, with descriptor "patient safety". The sample included 92 videos, which were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The videos showed a positive concept of patient safety, based on a systemic vision that attempts to eliminate the traditional punitive culture by promoting a culture of safety.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of videos containing high quality information may improve the training process of health students and professionals, as well as raise the individuals' awareness of the importance of their participation in safety issues.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Escola de Saúde. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Pétala Tuani Candido de Oliveira
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Salvador
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Escola de Saúde. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Theo Duarte da
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Andréa Tayse de Lima
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Yole Matias Silveira de
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Assis
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brasil.
authors.forename: Viviane Euzébia Pereira
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D020407:Internet; D009040:Motion Pictures / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D061214:Patient Safety