Research Article

The effect of healthcare professionals' approaches to malpractice on organizational commitment

Volume: 1 Number: 3 December 23, 2022
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The effect of healthcare professionals' approaches to malpractice on organizational commitment

Abstract

Background: The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the attitudes of health professionals about malpractice and their organizational commitment.
Materials and Methods: This study was conducted with 169 volunteer health workers out of 226 people working in a private hospital in Türkiye (Istanbul) in 2021 with a questionnaire study. The data were analyzed in SPSS 22.0 program using ANOVA, t-test, chi-square tests, and frequency tables.
Results: The knowledge and attitudes of the participants about malpractice differ significantly according to gender (p=0.027) and educational status (p=0.037), and having children (p=0.022). There is also a significant relationship between the health professionals' training to prevent medical errors and their age (p=0.001) and education level (p=0.021). Accordingly, it was determined that male participants had high errates of medical error than females. The rate of encountering malpractice was higher among the elderly participants, and the awareness of the participants increased as the level of education increased.
Conclusions: It is recommended to increase the knowledge level of health workers about malpractice, to organize training on legal responsibilities, to reduce the problems that may be experienced in medical practices. In addition, it is thought that the actions to be taken by health managers to increase the organizational commitment of the employees are important both to protect patient safety and to increase the image of the institution.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Primary Health Care

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 23, 2022

Submission Date

August 26, 2022

Acceptance Date

October 17, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 1 Number: 3

APA
Örenç, M., Adıgüzel, Y., & Erkan, I. (2022). The effect of healthcare professionals’ approaches to malpractice on organizational commitment. Journal of Medical Topics and Updates, 1(3), 113-119. https://izlik.org/JA67FK26YK
AMA
1.Örenç M, Adıgüzel Y, Erkan I. The effect of healthcare professionals’ approaches to malpractice on organizational commitment. Journal of MTU. 2022;1(3):113-119. https://izlik.org/JA67FK26YK
Chicago
Örenç, Meltem, Yunus Adıgüzel, and Itır Erkan. 2022. “The Effect of Healthcare Professionals’ Approaches to Malpractice on Organizational Commitment”. Journal of Medical Topics and Updates 1 (3): 113-19. https://izlik.org/JA67FK26YK.
EndNote
Örenç M, Adıgüzel Y, Erkan I (December 1, 2022) The effect of healthcare professionals’ approaches to malpractice on organizational commitment. Journal of Medical Topics and Updates 1 3 113–119.
IEEE
[1]M. Örenç, Y. Adıgüzel, and I. Erkan, “The effect of healthcare professionals’ approaches to malpractice on organizational commitment”, Journal of MTU, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 113–119, Dec. 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA67FK26YK
ISNAD
Örenç, Meltem - Adıgüzel, Yunus - Erkan, Itır. “The Effect of Healthcare Professionals’ Approaches to Malpractice on Organizational Commitment”. Journal of Medical Topics and Updates 1/3 (December 1, 2022): 113-119. https://izlik.org/JA67FK26YK.
JAMA
1.Örenç M, Adıgüzel Y, Erkan I. The effect of healthcare professionals’ approaches to malpractice on organizational commitment. Journal of MTU. 2022;1:113–119.
MLA
Örenç, Meltem, et al. “The Effect of Healthcare Professionals’ Approaches to Malpractice on Organizational Commitment”. Journal of Medical Topics and Updates, vol. 1, no. 3, Dec. 2022, pp. 113-9, https://izlik.org/JA67FK26YK.
Vancouver
1.Meltem Örenç, Yunus Adıgüzel, Itır Erkan. The effect of healthcare professionals’ approaches to malpractice on organizational commitment. Journal of MTU [Internet]. 2022 Dec. 1;1(3):113-9. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA67FK26YK