Safety culture in paediatric emergency departments: a cross-sectional study among healthcare professionals.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Safety culture is essential to improving healthcare quality. Paediatric emergency departments are high-risk environments where evaluating safety culture helps identify areas for improvement. This study aimed to analyse the safety culture among professionals in paediatric emergency departments, according to job category and gender.

Design

Multicentre cross-sectional study using the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC).

Setting

19 paediatric emergency departments, covering all levels of care.

Participants

1843 healthcare professionals were invited to participate; the response rate was 63.8%, and 33% of respondents were nurses. All clinical staff in paediatric emergency departments were eligible. Professionals from other specialties and no

SUBMITTER: Collado-Gonzalez B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12542550 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature