Perception of Patient Safety Culture in Pediatric Long-Term Care Settings

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• Personal Author:
  Cohen B ; Hessels AJ ; Larson EL ; Murray MT
• Description:
  INTRODUCTION: Patient safety culture (PSC) is an emerging construct in adult long-term care settings. No measures are validated to quantify PSC in pediatric long-term care (pLTC) settings despite the importance of safety for this vulnerable population. The study purposes are to (1) describe PSC in pLTC, (2) assess the relationship of PSC to facility recommendation and overall safety rating, and (3) test the stability and reliability of the PSC survey over time. METHODS: A modified Nursing Home PSC (NHSPSC) survey was administered to employees at three pLTC facilities over 3 years; data were summarized and compared over time. RESULTS: In all, 208 surveys were completed. Staff perceptions on "feedback and communication about incidents" and "overall perceptions of resident safety" were most positive and associated with responses of recommending the facility and high overall ratings for child safety (p < .05). CONCLUSIONS: The modified NHSPSC survey was reliable by Cronbach alpha and findings were consistent over time in these pLTC settings. This tool may be a useful adjunct to safety initiatives in pLTC. Knowledge derived from this survey can provide actionable information for consumers, pLTC employees, managers, and administrators. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Men Occupational Health Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Patient Safety Culture Children Health Care Health Services Humans Long-term Care Medical Facilities Medical Personnel Organizational Learning Pediatrics
• ISSN:
  1062-2551
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  New York ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  384-391
• Volume:
  40
• Issue:
  6
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051083
• Citation:
  J Healthc Qual 2018 Nov/Dec; 40(6):384-391
• Contact Point Address:
  Amanda Hessels, Columbia University Health Sciences, New York
• Email:
  ah3269@cumc.columbia.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Healthcare and Social Assistance
• Performing Organization:
  Columbia University Health Sciences - New York
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160901
• Source Full Name:
  Journal for Healthcare Quality
• End Date:
  20190831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:36f54ba435bc9b12b33f30c7e357819c5085bc8c994a1f20208ac32488b9a0b7d683a2e3a69b52836f05867cc4d2234cfbde90e534feb86e52d80aab084aca45
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211209/cdc_211209_DS1.pdf
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