Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/8499
Title: Professional environment and patient safety in emergency departments
Authors: Lambrou, Persefoni 
Papastavrou, Evridiki 
Merkouris, Anastasios 
Middleton, Nicos 
metadata.dc.contributor.other: Λάμπρου, Περσεφόνη
Παπασταύρου, Ευριδίκη
Μερκούρης, Αναστάσιος
Μίτλετον, Νίκος
Major Field of Science: Medical and Health Sciences
Field Category: Basic Medicine
Keywords: Emergency department;Nurse;Patient safety;Physician;Professional environment
Issue Date: Apr-2015
Source: International Emergency Nursing, 2015, Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 150-155
Link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755599X14002547
Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine nurses' and physicians' perceptions of professional environment and its association with patient safety in public emergency departments in Cyprus. A total of 224 professionals (174 nurses and 50 physicians) participated (rr = 81%). Data were collected using the "Revised Professional Practice Environment" (RPPE) instrument and the Safety Climate Domain of the "Emergency Medical Services Safety Attitudes Questionnaire" (EMS-SAQ). The mean overall score of RPPE was 2.79 (SD = 0.30), among physicians 2.84 (SD = 0.25) and nurses 2.73 (SD = 0.33) (P-value = 0.07). Statistically significant differences were observed between the two study groups regarding "staff relationships", "motivation" and "cultural sensitivity" (P-values < 0.05). No significant differences were observed as regards EMS-SAQ (3.25 vs. 3.16 respectively; P-value = 0.28). All 8 components of the RPPE exhibited significant association with patient safety. Linear and stepwise regression analyses showed that "leadership" explains 28% of the variance of safety. This relationship suggests improvements in professional environment with the ultimate goal of improving patient safety.
Description: Funding: This study was funded by the Cyprus University of Technology
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/8499
ISSN: 1878013X
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2014.07.009
Rights: Copyright © 2016 Elsevier B.V. or its licensors or contributors.
Type: Article
Affiliation : Cyprus University of Technology 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
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