Hospital work environments affect the patient safety climate: A longitudinal follow-up using a logistic regression analysis model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Occupational worker wellness and safety climate are key determinants of healthcare organizations' ability to reduce medical harm to patients while supporting their employees. We designed a longitudinal study to evaluate the association between work environment characteristics and the patient safety climate in hospital units.

Methods

Primary data were collected from Norwegian hospital staff from 970 clinical units in all 21 hospitals of the South-Eastern Norway Health Region using the validated Norwegian Work Environment Survey and the Norwegian version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire. Responses from 91,225 surveys were collected over a three year period. We calculated the factor mean score and a binary outcome to measure study outcomes. The relationship betw

SUBMITTER: Brubakk K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8519418 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature