Variation in safety culture dimensions within and between US and Swiss Hospital Units: an exploratory study.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study was to explore the variability in safety culture dimensions within and between Swiss and US clinical areas. METHODS: Cross-sectional design. The 30-item Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) was distributed in 2009 to clinicians involved in direct patient care in medical and surgical units of two Swiss and 10 US hospitals. At the unit level, results were calculated as the percentage of respondents within a unit who reported positive perceptions. MANOVA and ANOVA were used to test for differences between and within US and Swiss hospital units. RESULTS: In total, 1370 clinicians from 54 hospital units responded (response rate 84%), including 1273 nurses and 97 physicians. In Swiss hospital units, three SAQ dimensions were lower (safety climate, p=0.024; stress recognition, p
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- United States
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- Stress, Psychological
- Quality Assurance, Health Care
- Patient Safety
- Patient Care Team
- Organizational Innovation
- Organizational Culture
- Multivariate Analysis
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Published In
DOI
ISSN
Publication Date
Related Subject Headings
- Workload
- United States
- Switzerland
- Stress, Psychological
- Quality Assurance, Health Care
- Patient Safety
- Patient Care Team
- Organizational Innovation
- Organizational Culture
- Multivariate Analysis