Factors associated with the patient safety climate at a teaching hospital.
OBJECTIVE
to investigate the association between the scores of the patient safety climate and socio-demographic and professional variables.


METHODS
an observational, sectional and quantitative study, conducted at a large public teaching hospital. The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire was used, translated and validated for Brazil. Data analysis used the software Statistical Package for Social Sciences. In the bivariate analysis, we used Student's t-test, analysis of variance and Spearman's correlation of (α=0.05). To identify predictors for the safety climate scores, multiple linear regression was used, having the safety climate domain as the main outcome (α=0.01).


RESULTS
most participants were women, nursing staff, who worked in direct care to adult patients in critical areas, without a graduate degree and without any other employment. The average and median total score of the instrument corresponded to 61.8 (SD=13.7) and 63.3, respectively. The variable professional performance was found as a factor associated with the safety environment for the domain perception of service management and hospital management (p=0.01).


CONCLUSIONS
the identification of factors associated with the safety environment permits the construction of strategies for safe practices in the hospitals.
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Raíssa Bianca
RB
Luiz
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
Ana Lúcia de Assis
AL
Simões
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
Elizabeth
E
Barichello
Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil.
Maria Helena
MH
Barbosa
D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061214:Patient Safety; D017751:Safety Management / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*