Prevalence of pressure injury on the medical wards of public general hospitals in Kuwait: a national cross-sectional study.

Background: Pressure injury is a severe problem that can significantly impact a patient's health, quality of life, and healthcare expenses. The prevalence of pressure injuries is a widely used clinical indicator of patient safety and quality of care. This study aims to address the research gap that exists on this topic in Kuwait by investigating the prevalence of pressure injuries and preventive measures on the medical wards of the country's public general hospitals.

The Association Between Patient Safety Culture and Accreditation at Primary Care Centers in Kuwait: A Country-Wide Multi-Method Study.

Purpose: A culture of patient safety is essential for the continual improvement of service and reducing errors. This study aims to examine how the scores of patient safety culture items impact accreditation compliance percentages in primary care settings in Kuwait.

Methods: A cross-sectional and a retrospective quantitative approaches were used on 5288 employees at 75 primary healthcare centers across Kuwait.

Baseline assessment of staff perception of critical value practices in government hospitals in Kuwait.

Background: Notification of laboratory-determined critical values is key for effective clinical decision making and is thus a consequential step in a patient's health care and safety. This study presents an overview of staff reporting policies and procedures concerning critical values in Kuwaiti governmental hospitals.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study design was adopted.

Baseline assessment of patient safety culture in primary care centres in Kuwait: a national cross-sectional study.

Background: Assessments of the culture surrounding patient safety can inform healthcare settings on how their structures and processes impact patient outcomes. This study investigated patient safety culture in Primary Health Care Centres in Kuwait, and benchmarked the findings against regional and international results. This study also examined the association between predictors and outcomes of patient safety culture in these settings.

Organizational Culture, Quality of Care and Leadership Style in Government General Hospitals in Kuwait: A Multimethod Study.

Purpose: To investigate the organizational culture, assess the quality of care, and measure their association with a transformational/transactional leadership style in six hospitals.

Materials And Methods: We used cross-sectional and retrospective quantitative approaches in government-sponsored secondary-care hospitals. A sample of 1626 was drawn from a frame of 9863 healthcare workers in six hospitals.

Exploring leadership styles in government hospitals in Kuwait.

Purpose: This paper aims to determine and assess leadership styles in six government general hospitals.

Design/methodology/approach: This is a cross-sectional study that uses a self-administered questionnaire to determine the leadership styles by self or followers' rating. The participants were 66 leaders and 1,626 followers.