The Relationship Between Nurses' Perception Of Safety Culture And Patients' Sense Of Safety

NCT07572448 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2026-6
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 206
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This study will be conducted to determine the relationship between the perception of safety culture among healthcare professionals working in an outpatient surgical unit and the level of safety patients feel during surgery performed under local anesthesia. The study population consists of healthcare professionals (N = 140) working in the Day Surgery Unit of Bursa Uludağ University Faculty of Medicine Hospital and patients undergoing procedures. The sample size calculation for the healthcare professionals to be included in the study was determined using the known population sampling method. Using the Raosoft sampling method, with a 5% margin of error and a 95% confidence interval, the minimum required sample size (n) was calculated to be 103. It was decided that the study would include healthcare professionals and patients in a 1:1 ratio. Therefore, the total sample size was calculated to be 206. Data will be collected using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (Version 2.0) and the Feeling Safe During Surgery Scale.

Conditions

Nursing Personnel; Safety

Keywords

Safety culture; Feeling safe

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Nurses' level of patient safety culture

  It will be calculated using scores from the sub-dimensions of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (Version 2.0).

  From the registration phase to the end of the approximately 52-week data collection process

• Patients' Sense of Safety

  The score range on the Patient Safety During Surgery Scale is 13-130 points.

  From the registration phase to the end of the approximately 52-week data collection process

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Healthcare professionals working in the day surgery unit and patients undergoing procedures under local anesthesia

You may qualify if:

• Currently working as a healthcare professional in an outpatient surgical unit,
• No visual, auditory, or psychological impairments that would prevent them from completing the questionnaires and scales,
• At least a graduate of a vocational high school for healthcare professions,
• Patients scheduled for elective surgery under local anesthesia,
• Patients and nurses who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Refusal to voluntarily participate in the study,
• Presence of any visual, auditory, or psychological impairments that would prevent the completion of questionnaires and scales,
• Individuals who are not healthcare professionals.
• Patients undergoing emergency surgical procedures or those under general anesthesia.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uludag University: lead

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 21, 2026
• First Posted: May 7, 2026
• Study Start: May 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2027
• Last Updated: May 7, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05