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Adherence to safety barriers in medication administration: patients’ perception*

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the perception of patients about health professionals’ adherence to safety barriers in medication administration. METHOD: cross-sectional and correlational study carried out in a hospital in the countryside of São Paulo, with a total of 249 adult patients admitted to the medica...

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Autores principales: Fleck, Juliana Machado Campos, Pereira, Rosana Aparecida, Silva, Ana Elisa Bauer de Camargo, Gimenes, Fernanda Raphael Escobar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8584808/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34755778
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.5383.3497
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: to analyze the perception of patients about health professionals’ adherence to safety barriers in medication administration. METHOD: cross-sectional and correlational study carried out in a hospital in the countryside of São Paulo, with a total of 249 adult patients admitted to the medical clinic. An electronic form developed by the researcher was used. Quantitative variables were analyzed in mean, median and standard deviation. Likert-type variables were calculated according to the perception score and the Bayesian Information criterion was used. The cutoff point for positive assessment of the patients’ perception was 0.75. RESULTS: the average perception score was 0.29 and, of the 15 barriers analyzed, eight are never adhered by professionals, in the opinion of most patients. Also, age was the only variable with statistical significance. CONCLUSION: the younger the patient, the better their perception of health professionals’ adherence to safety barriers in medication administration.