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J Caring Sci. 2012;1(4): 215-222.
doi: 10.5681/jcs.2012.030
PMID: 25276698
PMCID: PMC4161084
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Original Research

Studying the Relationship between Individual and Organizational Factors and Nurses' Perception of Patient Safety Culture

Farahnaz Abdolahzadeh, Vahid Zamanzadeh, Aniroda Boroumand*
*Corresponding Author: Email: brumand_a@umsu.ac.ir

Abstract

Introduction: Safety culture is considered as an important factor in improving patient safety. Therefore, identifying individual and organizational factors affecting safety culture is crucial. This study was carried out to determine individual and organizational factors associated with nurses' perception of patient safety culture. Methods: The present descriptive study included 940 nurses working in four training hospitals affiliated with Urmia University of Medical Sciences (Iran). Data was collected through the self-report questionnaire of patient safety culture. Descriptive (number, percent, mean, and standard deviation) and inferential (t-test and analysis of variance) statistics were used to analyze the data in SPSS. Results: Nurses' perception of patient safety culture was significantly correlated with marital status, workplace, and overtime hours. Conclusion: The results of this study revealed that some individual and organizational factors can impact on nurses' perception of patient safety culture. Nursing authorities should thus pay more attention to factors which promote patient safety culture and ultimately the safety of provided services.
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Submitted: 26 Nov 2012
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