The association between patient safety culture and adverse events - a scoping review.
Vikan M, Haugen AS, Bjørnnes AK, et al. The association between patient safety culture and adverse events – a scoping review. BMC Health Serv Res. 2023;23(1):300. doi:10.1186/s12913-023-09332-8.
A culture of safety is essential to the delivery of high-quality, safe healthcare. This scoping review including 34 studies found that patient safety culture scores were generally associated with reduced adverse event rates, but the authors note a paucity of research from primary care settings and low- and middle-income countries as well as a need for longitudinal studies using standardized measures to better examine this relationship.