• Katarzyna Kosiek, Iwona Staniec, Maciej Godycki-Cwirko, Adam Depta, and Anna Kowalczyk.
• Family Doctors' Clinic, Pomorska 96, 91-402, Lodz, Poland.
• Bmc Fam Pract. 2021 Sep 13; 22 (1): 183.

BackgroundPatient safety is defined as an activity that minimizes and removes possible errors and injuries to patients. A number of factors have been found to influence patient safety management, including the facilities available in the practice, communication and collaboration, education regarding patient safety and generic conditions. This study tested a theoretical model of patient safety interventions based on safety antecedents.MethodsMedical professionals were surveyed using a questionnaire developed by Gaal et al. The results were analyzed with SPSS 20 and AMOS. A hypothetical model of direct and indirect effects on patient safety in a primary care environment was created and analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM).ResultsSEM proved to be an effective tool to analyse safety in primary care. The facilities in the practice appear to have no significant influence on patient safety management in the case of female respondents, those below mean age, those who are not GPs (general practitioner) and respondents not working in counselling centres.ConclusionsThe integrated safety model described in the study can improve patient safety management.© 2021. The Author(s).

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