Factor Analysis Associated with Harm Severity Levels of Patient Safety Incidents in Psychiatric Hospitals : Predictors of Harm Severity

This study aimed to identify factors influencing the progressive increase in the severity of patient safety incidents in psychiatric hospitals and to provide evidence effective organizational strategies to reduce such incidents. This study is a secondary analysis using patient safety incident reporting data(2022, 2023, and 2024). A total of 381 patient safety incidents with moderate or higher severity were included in the final analysis. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 26.0, including descriptive statistics, chi-square tests, and ordinal logistic regression analysis. In the psychiatric hospital, the factors influencing the stepwise increase in the severity of patient safety incidents were, in terms of the type of incident, food and nutrition(OR=23.8, 95% CI=7.95–71.20, p