Evaluation of a healthcare safety climate measurement tool

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 563-568

  Turnberg, Wayne ^a,b   Daniell, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare workers; Measurement tool; Psychometric properties; Respiratory infection control; Safety climate

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CONTROL; NURSING;

HEALTHCARE WORKERS; MEASUREMENT TOOL; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES; RESPIRATORY INFECTION CONTROL; SAFETY CLIMATE;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLIMATE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57049165384     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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