Perception of medical errors among health professionals and students

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

Objective: To know the perceptions of health professionals and students about medical errors. Methods: It is a qualitative study conducted with 92 subjects of both genders in the Campus 1 from the Federal University of Paraíba, in João Pessoa. For data collection, we have used a semi-structured questionnaire consisted of two parts containing the test of Free Association of Words with the inductive term "medical error". The collected data were analyzed with the help of the software Alceste, which showed additional six classes. Results: The subjects perceive medical error from the recognition of "impunity" and associate it to "incompetence", "inattention", "disinterest" and "unpreparedness" by doctors to exercise their profession. Conclusion: Both students and professionals point as causes of medical errors: the bad professional training coupled with lack of infrastructure of services offered, as well as arrogance of doct.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Percepção do erro médico profissionais e estudantes de saúde ; Percepción de error médico para los profesionales médicos y estudiantes de la salud
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 304-310
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 5(3)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Gesundheit ; Medizin ; Berufspraxis ; Fehler ; Brasilien ; Lateinamerika ; Südamerika

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Junior, Aluisio Paredes Moreira ; Alves, Davi Costa Feitosa ; Antão, Robson ; Moreira, Rodrigo Silva P. ; Silva, Luipa Michele ; Alves, Maria do Socorro Costa Feitosa
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2013

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2013v5n3p304
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-55055-3
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:26 PM CEST