title: [Attitudes towards patient safety culture in a hospital setting and related variables].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe attitudes towards patient safety culture among workers in a hospital setting and determine the influence of socio-demographic and professional variables.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture was distributed among a sample of professionals and nursing assistants. A dimension was considered a strength if positive responses exceeded 75% and an opportunity for improvement if more than 50% of responses were negative.
  
  
  RESULTS
  59% (n=123) of respondents rated safety between 7 and 8. 53% (n=103) stated that they had not used the notification system to report any incidents in the previous twelve months. The strength identified was "teamwork in the unit/service" and the opportunity for improvement was "staffing". A more positive attitude was observed in outpatient services and among nursing professionals and part-time staff.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study has allowed us to determine the rating of the hospital in patient safety culture. This is vital for developing improvement strategies.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Doctorado de Enfermería y Salud de la Universidad de Barcelona, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: ramon.mir@pssjd.org.
authors.forename: Ramon
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mir-Abellán
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Enfermería Fundamental y Medicoquirúrgica, Escuela de Enfermería, Campus de Ciencias de la Salud de Bellvitge, Universidad de Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Falcó-Pegueroles
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Calidad y Seguridad, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu, Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: María Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: de la Puente-Martorell
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D061214:Patient Safety; D017751:Safety Management; D057566:Self Report
keywords: Actitud de los profesionales sanitarios; Administración de la seguridad; Attitude of health personnel; Cultura organizativa; Organizational culture; Patient safety; Safety management; Seguridad del paciente