Health Care : Current Reviews

Uju Kelechi Joseph

Publications

• Review Article
  A Patient Driven Approach to Patient Safety Interventions
  Author(s): Uju Kelechi JosephUju Kelechi Joseph
  
  Patient safety remains an important issue within healthcare delivery in the United States. Medical errors account for about 25000 to 400000 deaths, much more morbidities and a significant cost burden each year. Despite several interventions in the last decade, rates of adverse events have been slow to change. Healthcare providers believe that patients have significant roles to play in patient safety. Patients have a positive intention to participate in patient safety interventions. However, patients’ intention to participate in patient safety does not significantly align with their behavior. Most available interventions are based on empirical evidence and incompletely applied theories and models of health behavior. This resulted in inadequate outcome of a behavior change. This article seeks to present a complete health belief model as a suitable model for adopting interventions .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2375-4273.1000226

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