Safety culture in the operating room of a public hospital in the perception of healthcare professionals

Authors

  • Paloma Aparecida Carvalho Secretaria de Estado de Saúde
  • Leila Bernarda Donato Göttems Secretaria de Estado de Saúde; Fundação de Ensino e Pesquisa em Ciências da Saúde
  • Maria Raquel Gomes Maia Pires Universidade de Brasília; Faculdade de Saúde
  • Maria Liz Cunha de Oliveira Secretaria de Estado de Saúde; Fundação de Ensino e Pesquisa em Ciências da Saúde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0669.2647

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the perception of healthcare professionals about the safety culture in the operating room of a public hospital, large-sized, according to the domains of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ). Method: descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative research, with the application of the SAQ to 226 professionals. Descriptive data analysis, instrument consistency and exploratory factor analysis. Results: participants were distributed homogeneously between females (49.6%) and males (50.4%); mean age of 39.6 (SD±9.9) years and length of professional experience of 9.9 (SD±9.2) years. And Cronbach's ( of 0.84. It was identified six domains proposed in the questionnaire: stress perception (74.5) and job satisfaction (70.7) showed satisfactory results; teamwork environment (59.1) and climate of security (48.9) presented scores below the minimum recommended (75); unit's management perceptions (44.5), hospital management perceptions (34.9) and working conditions (41.9) presented the lowest averages. Conclusions: the results showed that, from the perspective of the professionals, there is weakness in the values, attitudes, skills and behaviors that determine the safety culture in a healthcare organization.

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Published

2015-12-01

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 6 (2015)

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Original Articles

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Safety culture in the operating room of a public hospital in the perception of healthcare professionals . (2015). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 23(6), 1041-1048. https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.0669.2647