Variation in safety culture dimensions within and between US and Swiss hospital units: An exploratory study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-41

  Schwendimann, René ^a,b   Zimmermann, Natalie ^c   Küng, Kaspar ^c   Ausserhofer, Dietmar ^a   Sexton, Bryan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; PATIENT SAFETY; TEAMWORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWITZERLAND; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84872197335     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2011-000446     Document Type: Article

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