A systematic review exploring the content and outcomes of interventions to improve psychological safety, speaking up and voice behaviour.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Having psychologically safe teams can improve learning, creativity and performance within organisations. Within a healthcare context, psychological safety supports patient safety by enabling engagement in quality improvement and encouraging staff to speak up about errors. Despite the low levels of psychological safety in healthcare teams and the important role it plays in supporting patient safety, there is a dearth of research on interventions that can be used to improve psychological safety or its related constructs. This review synthesises the content, theoretical underpinnings and outcomes of interventions which have targeted psychological safety, speaking up, and voice behaviour within a healthcare setting. It aims to identify successful interventions and inform the develop

SUBMITTER: O'Donovan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7011517 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature