Cultural influences on workplace safety: An example of hospital workers' adoption of patient lifting devices

Safety Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 494-501

  Myers, Douglas J ^a   Schoenfisch, Ashley L ^a   Lipscomb, Hester J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers to adoption; Culture; Focus group interview; Healthcare workers; Safety intervention evaluation

Indexed keywords

BARRIERS TO ADOPTION; CULTURAL INFLUENCES; ENVIRONMENT POLICIES; FOCUS GROUP INTERVIEW; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS; HEALTHCARE WORKERS; LIFT ASSISTS; PATIENT LIFTING; SAFETY CULTURE; SAFETY INTERVENTION; SAFETY INTERVENTION EVALUATION; SAFETY MEASURES; TEXT DATA; WORKPLACE SAFETY;

CELL CULTURE; EQUIPMENT; HOSPITALS; NURSING;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT LIFTING; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84855350703     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2011.10.015     Document Type: Article

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