Assessment of the culture of safety in public hospitals in Brazil

Authors

  • Rhanna Emanuela Fontenele Lima de Carvalho Universidade Estadual do Ceará; Centro de Ciências da Saúde
  • Lidyane Parente Arruda Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Nayanne Karen Pinheiro do Nascimento Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Renata Lopes Sampaio Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Maria Lígia Silva Nunes Cavalcante Universidade Estadual do Ceará
  • Ana Carolina Pinto Costa Universidade Estadual do Ceará

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1600.2849

Keywords:

Patient Safety, Organizational Culture, Health Personnel, Hospital

Abstract

Objective: to assess the culture of safety in three public hospitals. Method: transversal study undertaken in three Brazilian public hospitals, with health professionals through applying the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ). Scores greater than or equal to 75 were considered positive. Results: a total of 573 professionals participated in the study, including nurse technicians and auxiliary nurses 292 (51%), nurses 105 (18.3%), physicians 59 (10.3%), and other professionals 117 (20.4%). The mean of the SAQ varied between 65 and 69 in the three hospitals. Among the domains, however, 'Job satisfaction' presented a higher score, and the opposite was observed for the domain 'Perceptions of management'. The outsourced professionals presented a better perception of the culture of safety than did the statutory professionals. The professionals with higher education presented a better perception of the stressing factors than did the professionals educated to senior high school level. Conclusion: the level of the culture of safety found is below the ideal. The managerial actions are considered the main contributing factor to the culture's weakness; however, the professionals demonstrated themselves to be satisfied with the work.

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Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Vol. 25 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Assessment of the culture of safety in public hospitals in Brazil. (2017). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 25, e2849-. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1600.2849