Community Medicine and Education Journal
Vol. 7 No. 1 (2026): Community Medicine and Education Journal

Patient Safety Culture in Community Pharmacies Serving the Indonesian Chronic Disease Referral Programme (BPJS Program Rujuk Balik): A Sequential Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study

Eka Pebi Hartianty (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Pancasila, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Hesty Utami Ramadaniati (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Pancasila, Jakarta, Indonesia)
Antonius Adji Prayitno Setiadi (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Surabaya, Surabaya, Indonesia)
Sahat Saragi (Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Pancasila, Jakarta, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Jun 2026

Abstract

Community pharmacies are the most accessible health facility in Indonesia and a central interface of the BPJS Kesehatan Program Rujuk Balik (PRB) for chronic disease pharmaceutical care, yet empirical evidence on patient safety culture in this setting remains sparse. This sequential exploratory mixed-methods study characterised the twelve-dimension patient safety culture profile, quantified the cognition-to-practice gap, and identified actionable system priorities. Three sequential phases were conducted between July 2024 and February 2025: a cross-sectional Community Pharmacy Survey on Patient Safety Culture (CPSOPSC) among 35 pharmacy staff (Cronbach’s α=0.84), an expanded indicator survey of 43 staff, and semi-structured interviews with three pharmacists practising in PRB-contracted pharmacies. Highest positive responses occurred on teamwork (97.1%, 95% CI 95.0–99.2), organisational learning (87.6%, 95% CI 84.0–91.2), physical space (84.8%, 95% CI 80.9–88.7) and staff training (84.3%, 95% CI 80.5–88.1); lowest on documentation of errors (23.8%, 95% CI 19.3–28.3), staffing and workload (52.1%, 95% CI 47.0–57.2) and patient counselling (54.3%, 95% CI 49.2–59.4). Firth-penalised logistic regression with cluster-robust variance (area under the receiver-operating-characteristic curve [AUC]=0.78, 95% CI 0.71–0.85) identified prescription volume (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 3.12, 95% CI 1.78–5.47, p=0.001) and independent ownership (aOR 2.41, 95% CI 1.32–4.40, p=0.004) as dominant correlates of low-documentation outcome. The expectation–experience indicator gap was 21.2 percentage points (95% CI 17.4–25.0, p<0.001, Cohen’s d=1.42). Eight qualitative themes triangulated with quantitative dimensions confirmed documentation infrastructure, workforce capacity, and counselling time as priority structural levers. Findings support extending BPJS PRB credentialing to include patient-safety indicators, advancing Sustainable Development Goals 3.8, 3.d, 4.4, 10.3 and 17.18.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

CMEJ

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Subject

Humanities Education Health Professions Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Public Health

Description

CMEJ covers all subjects regarding community medicine and education. The covered research areas as follows community medicine, public health, epidemiology and biostatistics, health policy and administration, public health nutrition, environmental health, occupational health and safety, health ...