SAFETY CULTURE AMONG SURGICAL CENTER PROFESSIONALS

This survey type study was conducted between June and August 2013 and assessed the perception of safety culture. Of the 185 workers of two surgical centers of a teaching hospital in southern Brazil that fulfilled the inclusion criteria, 165 responded to the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. Of these 3...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Leticia Frates Cauduro, Lucas Mansano Sarquis, Leila Maria Mansano Sarquis, Elaine Drehmer de Almeida Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2015-03-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.36645
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author Fernanda Leticia Frates Cauduro
Lucas Mansano Sarquis
Leila Maria Mansano Sarquis
Elaine Drehmer de Almeida Cruz
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description This survey type study was conducted between June and August 2013 and assessed the perception of safety culture. Of the 185 workers of two surgical centers of a teaching hospital in southern Brazil that fulfilled the inclusion criteria, 165 responded to the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. Of these 33 were excluded due to a response rate below 65%, leaving 132 participants, mostly from the nursing and medical team. A low perception of the safety culture was evidenced by scores <75 points among 73.5% of the participants. The mean score was 62.7 and among the domains ranged from 55.4 for the Perceptions of Unit Management to 76.9 for Job Satisfaction; statistical differences were observed between the professional categories in various aspects of the safety culture. The results highlight the need for actions aiming to strengthen the patient safety culture considering the complexity of the care provided in the surgical center.
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spelling doaj.art-a5001742355a4e44af8583cc96ab350c2022-12-21T23:43:21ZengUniversidade Federal do ParanáCogitare Enfermagem1414-85362176-91332015-03-0120112813710.5380/ce.v20i1.36645SAFETY CULTURE AMONG SURGICAL CENTER PROFESSIONALSFernanda Leticia Frates CauduroLucas Mansano SarquisLeila Maria Mansano SarquisElaine Drehmer de Almeida CruzThis survey type study was conducted between June and August 2013 and assessed the perception of safety culture. Of the 185 workers of two surgical centers of a teaching hospital in southern Brazil that fulfilled the inclusion criteria, 165 responded to the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. Of these 33 were excluded due to a response rate below 65%, leaving 132 participants, mostly from the nursing and medical team. A low perception of the safety culture was evidenced by scores <75 points among 73.5% of the participants. The mean score was 62.7 and among the domains ranged from 55.4 for the Perceptions of Unit Management to 76.9 for Job Satisfaction; statistical differences were observed between the professional categories in various aspects of the safety culture. The results highlight the need for actions aiming to strengthen the patient safety culture considering the complexity of the care provided in the surgical center.http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.36645Organizational culturePatient safetyHospital surgical center
spellingShingle Fernanda Leticia Frates Cauduro
Lucas Mansano Sarquis
Leila Maria Mansano Sarquis
Elaine Drehmer de Almeida Cruz
SAFETY CULTURE AMONG SURGICAL CENTER PROFESSIONALS
Cogitare Enfermagem
Organizational culture
Patient safety
Hospital surgical center
title SAFETY CULTURE AMONG SURGICAL CENTER PROFESSIONALS
title_full SAFETY CULTURE AMONG SURGICAL CENTER PROFESSIONALS
title_fullStr SAFETY CULTURE AMONG SURGICAL CENTER PROFESSIONALS
title_full_unstemmed SAFETY CULTURE AMONG SURGICAL CENTER PROFESSIONALS
title_short SAFETY CULTURE AMONG SURGICAL CENTER PROFESSIONALS
title_sort safety culture among surgical center professionals
topic Organizational culture
Patient safety
Hospital surgical center
url http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v20i1.36645
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