"Time is of the essence": relationship between hospital staff perceptions of time, safety attitudes and staff wellbeing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospitals are perceived as fast-paced and complex environments in which a missed or incorrect diagnosis or misread chart has the potential to lead to patient harm. However, to date, limited attention has been paid to studying how hospital sociotemporal norms may be associated with staff wellbeing or patient safety. The aim of this study was to use novel network analysis, in conjunction with well-established statistical methods, to investigate and untangle the complex interplay of relationships between hospital staff perceived sociotemporal structures, staff safety attitudes and work-related well-being.

Method

Cross-sectional survey data of hospital staff (n = 314) was collected from four major hospitals in Australia. The survey included subscales from the Organiza

SUBMITTER: Ellis LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8605531 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature