Differences in Safety Climate Perception by Health Care Worker, Work Schedule, and Workplace Characteristics

Details

• Personal Author:
  Boiano, James M. ; Silver, Sharon R.
• Description:
  Safety climate has been associated with patient and health care worker safety and outcomes. However, few studies have examined how perceptions of workplace safety differ by worker, work schedule, and workplace characteristics. Data from 10 168 participants in the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Health and Safety Practices Survey of Healthcare Workers were analyzed. Multivariable regression analyses examined associations among worker and workplace characteristics and items measuring 5 areas of workplace safety perception. Safety climate perception scores were higher (more positive) for dentists and for health care workers who were salaried, were self-employed, worked day shifts and shifts ≤11 hours, and spent <76% of their time in patient care. A wide range of health care worker, work schedule, and workplace characteristics should be considered in analyses designed to evaluate safety climate and identify potential interventions to improve downstream safety outcomes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Shift Work Schedule
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Surveillance Health Care Health Care Workers Occupation Safety Climate Shift Work Surveillance Survey Worker Safety Work Schedules
• ISSN:
  1062-8606
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  165-175
• Volume:
  34
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052450
• Citation:
  Am J Med Qual 2019 Mar; 34(2):165-175
• Contact Point Address:
  Sharon Silver, MS, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, MS R-17, 1090 Tusculum Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45226
• Email:
  ssilver@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2019
• NORA Priority Area:
  Services ; Transportation, Warehousing and Utilities
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Medical Quality
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:b5eb3a2c56e0f0194e4692ae057cc9668ee5f0a3ab4a7892c214099e17d5d802d2e600d7b4bc8bd878dee80a42ecf4bbe50a7d1927c1f51e335975765e58294f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211976/cdc_211976_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 146.71 KB ]