title: Climate and cultural aspects in intensive care units.
abstract: Research carried out in the field of work and organisational psychology shows that work unit climate and culture are important determinants of work unit performance. We briefly summarise what we have learnt about the climate-performance relationship in work units distinct from ICUs. Then, we show how the ICU culture can be measured, and summarise research on the culture-performance relationship in ICUs.
authors.affiliation: Inserm, Unité de Recherche en Épidémiologie Systèmes d'Information et Modélisation (U707), Paris, F-75012, France. bertrand.guidet@sat.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guidet
authors.forename: Vicente
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: González-Romá
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology