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"Against the silence": development and first results of a patient survey to assess experiences of safety-related events in hospital.

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"Quick and dirty numbers"? The reliability of a stated-preference technique for the measurement of preferences for resource allocation

scientific article published on 01 September 2005

'New perspectives on well-known issues': patients' experiences and perceptions of safety in Swiss hospitals.

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'Saying it without words': a qualitative study of oncology staff's experiences with speaking up about safety concerns

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A systematic review of the effectiveness, compliance, and critical factors for implementation of safety checklists in surgery.

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A vignette study to examine health care professionals' attitudes towards patient involvement in error prevention.

scientific article published on 29 May 2012

Accounting for tastes: a German perspective on the inclusion of patient preferences in healthcare.

scientific article published on January 2006

Am I (un)safe here? Chemotherapy patients' perspectives towards engaging in their safety.

scientific article published on 27 April 2010

Are preferences for equality a matter of perspective?

scientific article published in July 2005

Barriers and facilitators to chemotherapy patients' engagement in medical error prevention

scientific article published on 08 July 2010

Chances and risks of publication of quality data - the perspectives of Swiss physicians and nurses.

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Change in staff perspectives on indwelling urinary catheter use after implementation of an intervention bundle in seven Swiss acute care hospitals: results of a before/after survey study

scientific article published on 28 October 2019

Chemotherapy patients' perceptions of drug administration safety

scientific article published on 10 May 2010

Communication barriers in counselling foreign-language patients in public pharmacies: threats to patient safety?

scientific article published on 21 July 2012

Critical incident monitoring in paediatric and adult critical care: from reporting to improved patient outcomes?

scientific article published on December 2010

Does it matter who you are or what you gain? An experimental study of preferences for resource allocation.

scientific article published in April 2003

Does location matter? A study of the public's preferences for surgical care provision

scientific article published on 01 April 2007

Effects of an educational patient safety campaign on patients' safety behaviours and adverse events.

scientific article published on 14 February 2012

Frequency of patient-reported infections among sicker adults in high-income countries: an international perspective.

scientific article published on 30 June 2012

Frequency of use and knowledge of the WHO-surgical checklist in Swiss hospitals: a cross-sectional online survey

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HEE-GER: a systematic review of German economic evaluations of health care published 1990-2004

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Implementation status of error disclosure standards reported by Swiss hospitals.

scientific article published on 7 July 2013

Implications of involving pharmacy technicians in obtaining a best possible medication history from the perspectives of pharmaceutical, medical and nursing staff: a qualitative study.

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Incidence and costs of osteoporosis-associated hip fractures in Austria.

scientific article published on May 2001

Is less more? Patients' preferences for drug information leaflets

scientific article published on 27 July 2011

Leisure time activities that predict initiation, progression and reduction of cannabis use: a prospective, population-based panel survey

scientific article published on July 2010

Medication double-checking procedures in clinical practice: a cross-sectional survey of oncology nurses' experiences

scientific article published on 13 June 2016

Medication errors in chemotherapy: incidence, types and involvement of patients in prevention. A review of the literature.

scientific article published on 25 August 2009

Oncology nurses' perceptions about involving patients in the prevention of chemotherapy administration errors.

scientific article published in March 2010

Patient safety climate profiles across time: Strength and level of safety climate associated with a quality improvement program in Switzerland-A cross-sectional survey study

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Patient safety priorities in mental healthcare in Switzerland: a modified Delphi study.

scientific article published on 05 August 2016

Patient safety--who cares?

scientific article published on 16 July 2012

Patients' and healthcare workers' perceptions of a patient safety advisory

scientific article published on 21 September 2011

Physicians' attitudes toward post-MI aspirin prophylaxis: findings from an online questionnaire in Europe and Latin America.

scientific article published in November 2009

Predictors of Chemotherapy Patients' Intentions to Engage in Medical Error Prevention

scientific article published on August 3, 2010

Predictors of health care professionals' attitudes towards involvement in safety-relevant behaviours.

scientific article published on 13 August 2013

Preferences for disclosure: the case of bedside rationing

scientific article published on 01 November 2004

Queer quit: gay smokers' perspectives on a culturally specific smoking cessation service.

scientific article published on 13 August 2009

Resource allocation, social values and the QALY: a review of the debate and empirical evidence

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Safe vincristine use in Switzerland: Still a long way to go?

scientific article published on 13 March 2019

Safety climate and its association with office type and team involvement in primary care

scientific article published on 10 May 2013

Selective COX-2 inhibitors: a health economic perspective.

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Silence that can be dangerous: a vignette study to assess healthcare professionals' likelihood of speaking up about safety concerns

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Speak up-related climate and its association with healthcare workers' speaking up and withholding voice behaviours: a cross-sectional survey in Switzerland

scientific article published on 23 March 2018

Speaking up about patient safety in psychiatric hospitals - a cross-sectional survey study among healthcare staff

scientific article published on 14 October 2019

Speaking up culture of medical students within an academic teaching hospital: Need of faculty working in patient safety

scientific article published on 12 September 2019

The economic evaluation of prevention--let's talk about values and the case of discounting.

scientific article published in January 2007

The epidemiology of preventable adverse drug events: a review of the literature.

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The equivalence of numbers: the social value of avoiding health decline: an experimental Web-based study

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Threats to patient safety in the primary care office: concerns of physicians and nurses

scientific article published on 06 June 2012

Trade-offs between voice and silence: a qualitative exploration of oncology staff's decisions to speak up about safety concerns

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What are we doing when we double check?

scientific article published on 18 February 2020

What do double-check routines actually detect? An observational assessment and qualitative analysis of identified inconsistencies

scientific article published on 17 September 2020

What makes an error unacceptable? A factorial survey on the disclosure of medical errors

scientific article published on 01 August 2004

Women's experiences with low-risk singleton in-hospital delivery in Switzerland

scientific article published on 01 February 2004

Working conditions and Work-Family Conflict in German hospital physicians: psychosocial and organisational predictors and consequences

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["Second victim" - error, crises and how to get out of it]

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

[An empirical analysis of patients' preference of setting for outpatient arthroscopic surgery]

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

[How are quality-adjusted life years defined in German studies?]

scientific article published on 01 September 2006

[Most people have to understand that accidents happen!][Interview by Ulrike Rostan].

scientific article published in February 2006

[On the comprehensibility of German hospital quality reports: systematic evaluation and need for action]

scientific article published on 27 January 2009

[Paper of the Month # 36 - Swiss patient safety]

scientific article published on 01 January 2013

[Patient safety in general practice]

scientific article published on 11 February 2014

[Patient safety in outpatient care - study of Swiss primary care offices]

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

[Patients as vigilant partners - patient involvement in patient safety]

scientific article published on 01 June 2012

[The economics of mental health and health care- a blind spot?]

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

[To disclose or not to disclose? Chances and risks of the publication of medical quality comparisons]

scientific article published on 01 December 2007