Culture of Safety in Hospitals: A Three-Part Analysis of Safety Culture, Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines, and Patient Outcomes

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dc.contributor.advisorDr. Kristine Lykens
dc.creatorSammer, Christine
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:31:12Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:31:12Z
dc.date.issued2009-12-01
dc.date.submitted2010-02-04T12:34:20-08:00
dc.description.abstractSammer, Christine E., Culture of Safety in Hospitals: A Three-Part Analysis of Safety Culture, Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines, and Patient Outcomes. Doctor of Public Health (Health Management and Policy), December 2009, 101 pp., 10 tables, 1 figure, references, 115 titles. This research is a three-part study of the culture of patient safety, evidence-based practice, and patient safety outcomes within the U.S. health care environment. Chapter 2 is a comprehensive review of the safety culture literature using qualitative meta-analysis methods from which a conceptual culture of safety framework and model, including subcultures and properties, was generated. The seven subcultures identified were: leadership, teamwork, evidence-based practice, communication, learning culture, just culture, and patient-centered culture. Chapter 3 further explores evidence-based practice and practice guidelines as components of safety culture. Physician and practice characteristics were examined to identify the effect practice guidelines have on physician practice. The data source was from the third round of the Community Tracking Study, Physician Survey, 2000-2001. An ordinal logistic regression model was estimated to capture the full range of responses. Recent medical school graduates (p [less than] .01), women (p [less than] .01), minorities (p [less than] .001), ob-gyn specialists (p [less than] .01), physicians who use computers for information in their practices (p [less than] .001), and physicians in non-solo practice types (p [less than] .01) were significantly more likely to state practice guidelines had an effect on their practice. Chapter 4 evaluates the effect of teamwork and safety culture on the patient outcome of falls and falls with injury in 17 hospitals within a large healthcare system. A descriptive, correlational study was conducted with the unit of analysis the individual hospital. Multiple regression models were estimated to determine the role of teamwork and safety culture on falls and falls with injury, and year, facility, and licensed beds fixed-effects were used to control for temporality and unmeasured differences between hospitals. Teamwork climate in hospitals was a strong predictor for decreased falls (p [less than] .001) and falls with injury (p [less than] .05). Care providers knowing the proper channels to direct questions regarding patient safety indicated significant negative associations for falls (p [less than] .01) and falls with injury (p [less than] .001).
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/26069
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectSafety Culture
dc.subjectEvidence-Based Practice
dc.subjectPatient Outcomes
dc.titleCulture of Safety in Hospitals: A Three-Part Analysis of Safety Culture, Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines, and Patient Outcomes
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thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Public Health

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