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To describe the landscape and systemic challenges of patient safety within the home care sector.

December 11, 2007International Journal for Quality in Health CareOpen Access

Safety in home care: a broadened perspective of patient safety

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ALA. LangUniversity College London NENancy EdwardsAtrium Health Wake Forest Baptist AFAndrea R. FleiszerMcGill University

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Qualitative study reveals multidimensional safety challenges in home care, highlighting the need to replace hospital-centric frameworks with system-level models.

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To describe the landscape and systemic challenges of patient safety within the home care sector.
Conducted a three-phase pan-Canadian study consisting of a literature review, 20 key informant interviews, and an invitational roundtable.
Synthesized collected qualitative data using a content analysis approach.
Identified patient safety in home care as a systemic issue influenced by organizational culture and workplace factors rather than isolated individual errors.
Characterized key safety vulnerabilities, including uncontrolled home environments, provider isolation, complex client-caregiver relationships, and declining support for chronic disease prevention.
Demonstrated that safety extends across physical, emotional, social, and functional domains, requiring a fundamental shift away from institution-focused models.

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Lang et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1e9844cb6787361d47da59 https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzm068

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Qualitative study reveals multidimensional safety challenges in home care, highlighting the need to replace hospital-centric frameworks with system-level models.

Safety in home care: a broadened perspective of patient safety

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Safety in home care: a broadened perspective of patient safety

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