Measuring Patient Safety Culture in Pediatric Long-Term Care

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• Personal Author:
  Agarwal M ; Hessels AJ ; Larson EL ; Saiman L
• Description:
  PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to test the reliability, feasibility and utility of a modified patient safety survey for use in pediatric long term care (pLTC) settings and describe patient safety culture in a sample of providers from pLTC facilities. METHODS: A survey was adapted from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture (PSC-pLTC) and administered to a convenience sample of providers who work in pLTC during an educational workshop in November 2015. RESULTS: Forty-nine respondents from 32 facilities across all 4 U.S. census regions completed the survey. The adapted survey demonstrated excellent face validity, usability, feasibility and internal consistency reliability (Cronbach alpha = 0.94). Highest ratings were given to overall perceptions of safety, feedback and incident communication, supervisors' expectations and actions and management support. Lower ratings were given to dimensions of teamwork, communication, handoffs and transitions, with the lowest ratings given to staffing and organizational learning. Ratings were associated with population and geographic region served. CONCLUSION: This survey to measure patient safety culture adapted for pLTC demonstrated components of reliability and validity, was useable and group discussants were eager for such a measure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Men Occupational Health Quality Control Safety Women
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Safety Culture Children Children With Medical Complexity Health Care Health Services Humans Long-term Care Measurement Medical Facilities Medical Personnel Organizational Learning Patient Safety Pediatrics Quality Assurance Safety Culture

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• ISSN:
  1874-5393
• 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:
  81-87
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20051206
• Citation:
  J Pediatr Rehabil Med 2017 May; 10(2):81-87
• Contact Point Address:
  Amanda J. Hessels, Columbia University, School of Nursing, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032
• Email:
  ah3269@cumc.columbia.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2017
• 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 of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
• End Date:
  20190831
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:e5d4296bb1ccdcb01a9713e425992e5a65b7f5a5f37bdb19f3de2aa91f70ff597045da1137e20611df01c70fa9aedefdd4a4d86b7dafc065fa481e46df2d9fc1
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211287/cdc_211287_DS1.pdf
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