Malpractice tendency in patient care practices: example of Adana

A sample of the study conducted as a descriptive study to determine the malpractice tendency of the health care workers who are caring for the patient was conducted in three training-practice and research hospitals operating in Adana and 560 health care workers (nurse, emergency medical technician, midwife, health officer). Ethics committee approval and institutional permissions were obtained for study. In the study, the Personal Information Form developed by the researcher and the Tendency Scale for Malpractice , whose validity and reliability were determined by Özata and Altunkan (2010), were used. The data were collected between 01.09.2015 and 01.02.2016. SPSS 20.0 package program was used for statistical analysis of the data. Categorical measurements are summarized as number and percentage, as mean and standard deviation, in digital measurements. Categorical measurements are summarized as number and percentage, and Numerical measurements are summarized as mean and standard deviation. T test or one way analysis of variance was used in the independent groups determining the parameters affecting the "Malpractice Tendency Scale" subscale scores. The statistical significance level was taken as 0.05 in all tests. Cronbach alpha internal consistency coefficient of the scale was 0.84, median and transfusion application subscale total score was 87.22 ± 4.23, hospital infection subscale total score was 57.69 ± 3.43, patient follow-up and material safety total Mean score 42.71 ± 3.24, total score of descending subscale total score 23.99 ± 1.78, total score of communication subscale total score 24.36 ± 1.38 and mean total score 235.97 ± 14 , 06 were found. It was determined that the linear regression value which determines the most subordinate characteristics of the subscale scores of the health care workers is R2 = 0,074 - R2 = 0,022. The participants' tendency to make a medical mistake was found to be low. "Hospital infections, patient follow-up and material safety and falls" subscale scores of the health care workers whose study period was 1-10 years were found to be lower. 40 and above all subscale scores of age participants were higher than those of other age groups and their tendency to make mistakes was found to be lower. This result suggests that as the number of years of health workers increases with years of work, ie, as experience gained in the profession, fewer medical errors are made to increase professional knowledge and skills.