Teamwork climate and patient safety attitudes: associations among nurses and comparison with physicians in Taiwan.
The TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire and Safety Attitudes Questionnaire were distributed to the nurses in a county hospital in Taiwan. Nurses (n = 407) had lower scores in Team Structure, Communication, and Situation Monitoring than physicians (n = 76). A structural equation model demonstrated a positive association between teamwork climate and safety attitudes (β = 0.78, P < .01). Teamwork climate is the most important determinant for patient safety attitudes among nurses.
Institute of Adult and Continuing Education, National Chung-Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan. irisli@ccu.edu.tw
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D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D061214:Patient Safety; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013624:Taiwan; D055815:Young Adult