SBAR improves communication and safety climate and decreases incident reports due to communication errors in an anaesthetic clinic: A prospective intervention study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Randmaa, Maria ^a,b,c   Mårtensson, Gunilla ^a,c   Swenne, Christine Leo ^c   Engström, Maria ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b Department of Anaesthesia   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTERED NURSE; SAFETY; SWEDEN; TEAMWORK; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; ANESTHESIOLOGY; AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; CANADA; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL STAFF; NETHERLANDS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; BELGIUM; CANADA; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84892875420     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004268     Document Type: Article

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