Objectives: The aim of the study was to map the recent literature on medication error to monitor the state of research and explore emerging research fronts. Specifically, the co-occurrences analysis aimed to research the conceptual structure of the medication errors, whereas the coauthorship analysis aimed to research the "authorities" that influenced the academic and political discussion on medication errors. Methods: The search for relevant studies was carried out through the Scopus. To map and monitor the state of research on medication error, a preliminary analysis was conducted through the year of publication, type of article, and language. The count of citation shows the most relevant work among those included. Bibliometric analyses were conducted, such as coauthorship analysis and co-occurrences analysis. Results: The search strategy yielded 5393 articles. Of these, 1267 articles were included. Four main themes emerged from this bibliometric analysis: (a) the exploration of human factors related to health care professionals that increase the risk of medication error, (b) the investigation of behaviors and strategies that can prevent the error in the preparation and administration stage, (c) the analysis of the benefits related to the presence of the pharmacist in hospital settings, and (d) the exploration of the consequences of a medication error and/or adverse effects of drugs. Conclusions: For the first time, a bibliometric analysis of medication errors research in the world has been conducted and demonstrated that there is a wealth of contributions already being made that are well aligned to the World Health Organization challenge.

A worldwide bibliometric analysis of published literature on medication errors / Giannetta, Noemi; Dionisi, Sara; Tonello, Monica; Di Simone, Emanuele; Di Muzio, Marco. - In: JOURNAL OF PATIENT SAFETY. - ISSN 1549-8417. - 18:3(2022), pp. 1-9. [10.1097/PTS.0000000000000894]

A worldwide bibliometric analysis of published literature on medication errors

Di Simone, Emanuele;Di Muzio, Marco
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2022

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Objectives: The aim of the study was to map the recent literature on medication error to monitor the state of research and explore emerging research fronts. Specifically, the co-occurrences analysis aimed to research the conceptual structure of the medication errors, whereas the coauthorship analysis aimed to research the "authorities" that influenced the academic and political discussion on medication errors. Methods: The search for relevant studies was carried out through the Scopus. To map and monitor the state of research on medication error, a preliminary analysis was conducted through the year of publication, type of article, and language. The count of citation shows the most relevant work among those included. Bibliometric analyses were conducted, such as coauthorship analysis and co-occurrences analysis. Results: The search strategy yielded 5393 articles. Of these, 1267 articles were included. Four main themes emerged from this bibliometric analysis: (a) the exploration of human factors related to health care professionals that increase the risk of medication error, (b) the investigation of behaviors and strategies that can prevent the error in the preparation and administration stage, (c) the analysis of the benefits related to the presence of the pharmacist in hospital settings, and (d) the exploration of the consequences of a medication error and/or adverse effects of drugs. Conclusions: For the first time, a bibliometric analysis of medication errors research in the world has been conducted and demonstrated that there is a wealth of contributions already being made that are well aligned to the World Health Organization challenge.
2022
patient safety; medication errors; bibliometric analysis; human factors; organizational factors; nursing
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A worldwide bibliometric analysis of published literature on medication errors / Giannetta, Noemi; Dionisi, Sara; Tonello, Monica; Di Simone, Emanuele; Di Muzio, Marco. - In: JOURNAL OF PATIENT SAFETY. - ISSN 1549-8417. - 18:3(2022), pp. 1-9. [10.1097/PTS.0000000000000894]
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