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Safety climate in the surgical center during the Covid-19 pandemic: mixed-method study.
- Source :
- BMC Nursing; 6/9/2023, Vol. 22 Issue 1, p1-13, 13p, 4 Charts
- Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Context: The gradual impact of the Covid-19 pandemic had important effects on routines in surgical environments. In order to cope with the impact and re-establish anaesthesiology and surgery procedures, it was imperative to pursue in-depth studies with a view to ensuring safe surgical care, reducing hazards, as well as protecting the health, safety and wellbeing of the health personnel involved. The purpose of this study was to evaluate quantitative and qualitative approaches to domains of safety climate among multi-professional staffs of surgical centres during the Covid-19 pandemic and to identify intersections. Methods: This mixed-method project employed a concomitant triangulation strategy on a quantitative approach in an exploratory, descriptive, cross-sectional study, as well as a qualitative approach by way of a descriptive study. Data were collected using the validated, self-applicable Safety Attitudes Questionnaire/Operating Room (SAQ/OR) questionnaire and a semi-structured interview script. The 144 participants were the surgical, anaesthesiology, nursing and support teams working in the surgical centre during the Covid-19 pandemic. Results: The study found an overall safety climate score of 61.94, the highest-scoring domain being 'Communication in the surgical environment' (77.91) and the lowest, 'Perception of professional performance' (23.60). On integrating the results, a difference was found between the domains 'Communication in the surgical environment' and 'Working conditions'. However, there was intersection by the 'Perception of professional performance' domain, which permeated important categories of the qualitative analysis. Conclusions: For care practice, it is hoped to encourage improved patient safety, educational interventions to strengthen the patient safety climate and promote in-job wellbeing on the job for health personnel working in surgical centres. It is suggested that further studies explore the subject in greater depth among several surgical centres with mixed methods, so as to permit future comparisons and to monitor the evolving maturity of safety climate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RESEARCH
WORK environment
WELL-being
INDUSTRIAL safety
ANESTHESIOLOGISTS
RESEARCH methodology
CROSS-sectional method
ATTITUDES of medical personnel
SURGICAL clinics
QUANTITATIVE research
ACQUISITION of data
INTERVIEWING
OPERATING room nurses
QUALITATIVE research
COMPARATIVE studies
HEALTH care teams
MEDICAL records
QUESTIONNAIRES
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
RESEARCH funding
COVID-19 pandemic
PATIENT safety
HEALTH promotion
CORPORATE culture
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14726955
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- BMC Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 164227422
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-023-01358-x