Association between organisational and workplace cultures, and patient outcomes: systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Design and objectives

Every organisation has a unique culture. There is a widely held view that a positive organisational culture is related to positive patient outcomes. Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses statement, we systematically reviewed and synthesised the evidence on the extent to which organisational and workplace cultures are associated with patient outcomes.

Setting

A variety of healthcare facilities, including hospitals, general practices, pharmacies, military hospitals, aged care facilities, mental health and other healthcare contexts.

Participants

The articles included were heterogeneous in terms of participants. This was expected as we allowed scope for wide-ranging health contexts to be included in the revie

SUBMITTER: Braithwaite J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5695304 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature