Advancing measurement of patient safety culture

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 205-224

  Ginsburg, Liane ^a   Gilin, Debra ^b   Tregunno, Deborah ^a   Norton, Peter G ^c   Flemons, Ward ^d,e   Fleming, Mark ^b  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b SAINT MARY S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^d CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culture strength; Modified Stanford safety culture survey; Patient safety climate measurement; Patient safety culture measurement

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL ERRORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 58349100087     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2008.00908.x     Document Type: Article

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