title: Quantitative assessment of organizational culture within hospitals and its relevance to infection prevention and control strategies.
abstract: It has been suggested that organizational culture (OC) is an important driver of infection prevention and control (IPC) behaviour among healthcare workers. This study examined OC in seven European hospitals using a validated assessment tool based on Hofstede's model, and identified significant variations in OC scores. Hospitals with low prevalence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) exhibited high scores for change facilitation and change readiness, whereas hospitals with high prevalence of MRSA exhibited low scores for these determinants. It is possible to use tools, available outside health care, to study OC within hospitals and gain better insight into IPC behaviour change strategies.
authors: Mater Dei Hospital and University of Malta, Msida, Malta. Electronic address: michael.a.borg@gov.mt.
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Borg
authors: The Hofstede Centre, Helsinki, Finland.
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Waisfisz
authors: Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.
authors: U
authors: U
authors: Frank
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001519:Behavior; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D003469:Culture; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006739:Hospital Administration / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Behaviour change; Hofstede