Factors associated with the patient safety climate at a teaching hospital

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Vol. 23; no. 5; pp. 880 - 887
• Main Authors: Luiz, Raíssa Bianca, Simões, Ana Lúcia de Assis, Barichello, Elizabeth, Barbosa, Maria Helena
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Portuguese; Spanish
• Published: Brazil Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 01.09.2015; Universidade de São Paulo
• Subjects: Administración de la Seguridad; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Health Personnel; Hospitals, Teaching - standards; Humans; Male; NURSING; Patient Safety; Personal de Salud; Safety Management - statistics & numerical data; Seguridad del Paciente; Administración de la Seguridad; Health Personal; Patient Safety; Safety Management; Seguridad del Paciente; Pessoal de Saúde; Personal de Salud; Segurança do Paciente; Gerenciamento de Segurança
• ISSN: 0104-1169; 1518-8345; 1518-8345; 0104-1169
• DOI: 10.1590/0104-1169.0059.2627

to investigate the association between the scores of the patient safety climate and socio-demographic and professional variables. an observational, sectional and quantitative study, conducted at a large public teaching hospital. The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire was used, translated and validated for Brazil. Data analysis used the software Statistical Package for Social Sciences. In the bivariate analysis, we used Student's t-test, analysis of variance and Spearman's correlation of (α=0.05). To identify predictors for the safety climate scores, multiple linear regression was used, having the safety climate domain as the main outcome (α=0.01). most participants were women, nursing staff, who worked in direct care to adult patients in critical areas, without a graduate degree and without any other employment. The average and median total score of the instrument corresponded to 61.8 (SD=13.7) and 63.3, respectively. The variable professional performance was found as a factor associated with the safety environment for the domain perception of service management and hospital management (p=0.01). the identification of factors associated with the safety environment permits the construction of strategies for safe practices in the hospitals.