Patient safety: A human factor analysis of a complicated ventouse delivery

2000 ◽  
Vol 70 ◽  
pp. C76-C76
Author(s):  
B.L. Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Human Factor

Leadership Dimensions of Navy Recruit Company Commanders and Recruit Morale and Performance

1976 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 767-770 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis R. Weller ◽  
Arthur S. Blaiwes
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Task Component ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Leadership Dimensions

Leadership dimensions and their relation to recruit satisfaction and performance were studied in 73 company commanders. Recruits completed questionnaires assessing company commanders' behaviors and recruits' attitudes. Factor analysis yielded four factors, Human, Informative, Warm, and Effective Communicator. The Human and Warm factors were consistent with interpersonal components found in prior research, but the Informative and Effective Communicator factors were only marginally consistent with task components found previously. Correlations were computed between the factors and the satisfaction and performance of recruits. All factors correlated significantly with recruits' satisfaction, but only the Human factor correlated significantly (negatively) with recruits' performance. Possible reasons for the lack of a traditional task component are discussed.

scholarly journals readiness of a student for constructive social interaction in relation to life safety

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S2) ◽  
pp. 588-598
Author(s):  
Olena A. Leshchynska ◽  
Volodymyr M. Firman ◽  
Volodymyr M. Marych ◽  
Yaroslav V. Ilchyshyn ◽  
Yarema B. Velykyi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Young People ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Life Safety ◽  
National University ◽  
Moral Attitudes ◽  
Academic Year

One of the most important things about life safety is the implementation of appropriate means and measures to create and maintain healthy and safe living conditions and human activities both in everyday life and during emergencies. The human factor as a factor in life safety can be the main source of danger. A person's readiness for responsible constructive behaviour is formed due to the influence of organisational culture of the enterprise, as well as information space. The authors aimed to investigate the role of moral attitudes of young people and their readiness for constructive social interaction. The study took place in the 2019-2020 academic year at Lviv Polytechnic National University. The empirical study involved 535 students. The questionnaire was carried out. Factor analysis identified six factors. It was established that most students have consumeristic, authoritarian and destructive ideas, therefore their reactions to the actions of life safety specialists aimed at introducing labour safety technologies are reduced to formal observation.

Psychometric Analysis of Persian Version of Patient Safety Competency Self-Evaluation in Psychiatric Wards

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 2048-2053
Author(s):  
Mahya Torkaman ◽  
Marzieh Momennasab ◽  
Shahrzad Yektatalab ◽  
Mahin Eslamishahrbabaki
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Content Validity ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Psychiatric Hospitals ◽  
Psychiatric Ward ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Persian Version

Background: Assessment of the patient safety competency is necessary for the growth of nursing and safe care profession as well as evaluation of the nurses' educational needs. To this end, valid and reliable tools are required. Aim:The present study was conducted to determine psychometric properties of the Persian version of the patient safety competency self-evaluation (PSCSE) tool in Iranian psychiatric wards. Methods: All nurses (n = 209) working in two psychiatric hospitals of Kerman, Iran were included in the present cross-sectional study using census method. Followed by administering the Persian version of PSCSE to the participants, its internal consistency and reliability were assessed by test-retest method with an interval of 14 days. Other psychometric properties such as content, construct, and convergent validity of the tool were also examined. Results:The content validity index was 0.65 and the content validity ratio was 0.89. Item 14 was removed from the skill domain because it was not related to the psychiatric ward. According to the results of factor analysis, 40 items and three domains of knowledge (6 items), attitude (14 items), and skills (20 items) were confirmed with acceptable values. In terms of its convergent validity, PSCSE had a moderate correlation (r = 0.57) with the Assessment of the Safe Nursing Care (ASNC) scale. The correlation coefficient for test-retest was ICC = 0.92 for the whole instrument and 0.89, 0.89, and 0.92 for the domains of knowledge, attitude, and skill, respectively. The internal consistency coefficient (Cronbach's alpha) of the whole tool was 0.95 and 0.95, 0.79, and 0. 95 for the domains of knowledge, attitude, and skill, respectievly. Conclusion: Persian version of the nurses' competency tool in ensuring patient safety in psychiatric wards has acceptable psychometric characteristics. Keywords: Validity, Reliability, Confirmatory factor analysis, Patient safety competency, psychiatric nurse

Human Factor Analysis and Quantification

2021 ◽  
pp. 75-102
Author(s):  
Tarannom Parhizkar ◽  
Ingrid B. Utne ◽  
Jan-Erik Vinnem
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Human Factor

scholarly journals Development of a patient safety culture scale for maternal and child health institutions in China: a cross-sectional validation study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e025607
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Wang ◽  
Hui Han ◽  
Liqian Qiu ◽  
Chaojie Liu ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Retest Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

ObjectiveThis study aimed to develop a patient safety culture (PSC) scale for maternal and child healthcare (MCH) institutions in China.MethodsA theoretical framework of PSC for MCH institutions was proposed through in-depth interviews with MCH workers and patients and Delphi expert consultations. The reliability and validity of the PSC scale were tested in a cross-sectional survey of 1256 MCH workers from 14 MCH institutions in Zhejiang province of China. The study sample was randomly split into half for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, respectively. Test–retest reliability was assessed through a repeated survey of 63 voluntary participants 2 weeks apart.ResultsThe exploratory factor analysis extracted 10 components: patient engagement in patient safety (six items), managerial response to patient safety risks (four items), perceived management support (five items), staff empowerment (four items), staffing and workloads (four items), reporting of adverse events (three items), defensive medical practice (three items), work commitment (three items), training (two items) and transfer and handoff (three items). A good model fit was found in the confirmatory factor analysis: χ2/df=1.822, standardised root mean residual=0.048, root mean square error of approximation=0.038, comparative fit index=0.921, Tucker-Lewis index=0.907. The PSC scale had a Cronbach’s α coefficient of 0.89 (0.59–0.90 for dimensional scales) and a test–retest reliability of 0.81 (0.63–0.87 for dimensional reliability), respectively. The intracluster correlation coefficients confirmed a hierarchical nature of the data: individual health workers nested within MCH institutions.ConclusionThe PSC scale for MCH institutions has acceptable reliability and validity. Further studies are needed to establish benchmarking in a national representative sample through a multilevel modelling approach.

Human Factor Analysis of Long Cane Design: Weight and Length

2005 ◽  
Vol 99 (10) ◽  
pp. 622-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark D. Rodgers ◽  
Robert Wall Emerson
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Weight Distributions ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Design Weight

In a series of experiments, canes of different lengths, weights, and weight distributions were assessed to determine the effect of these characteristics on various performance measures. The results indicate that the overall weight of a cane and the distribution of weight along a cane's shaft do not affect a person's performance, but accuracy does decline with the amount of time a person wields the cane, so a heavier cane may exacerbate this fatigue.

scholarly journals Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: psychometric evaluation in Kuwaiti public healthcare settings

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e028666
Author(s):  
Gheed Al Salem ◽  
Paul Bowie ◽  
Jill Morrison
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Patient Safety ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Patient Safety Culture ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Public Healthcare ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Optimal Model

ObjectiveAs healthcare organisations endeavour to improve the quality and safety of their services, there is increasing recognition of the importance of building a culture of safety to promote patient safety and improve the outcomes of patient care. Surveys of safety culture/climate have not knowingly been conducted in Kuwait public hospitals, nor are valid or reliable survey instruments available for this context. This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the HSOPSC (Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture) tool in Kuwaiti public hospitals in addition to constructing an optimal model to assess the level of safety climate in this setting.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingThree public hospitals in Kuwait.ParticipantsAbout 1317 healthcare professionals.Main outcome measureAn adapted and contextualised version of HSOPSC was used to conduct psychometric evaluation including exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis reliability and correlation analysis.Results1317 questionnaires (87%) were returned. Psychometric evaluation, showed an optimal model of eight factors and 22 safety climate items. All items have strong factor loadings (0.42–0.86) and are theoretically related. Reliability analysis showed satisfactory results (α >0.60).ConclusionsThis is the first validation study of a standardised safety climate measure in a Kuwaiti healthcare setting. An optimal model for assessing patient safety climate was produced that mirrors other international studies and which can be used for measuring the prevailing safety climate. More importance should be attached to the psychometric fidelity of safety climate questionnaires before extending their use in other healthcare culture and contexts internationally.

scholarly journals Human Factor Analysis in Dam Safety

2020 ◽  
Vol 571 ◽  
pp. 012074
Author(s):  
Huiwen Wang ◽  
Dandan Li ◽  
Shijia Pan
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Dam Safety

Human Factor Analysis Model of Civil Aviation Incidents Based on Bayesian Network

2013 ◽  
Vol 756-759 ◽  
pp. 3074-3078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Ming Zhang ◽  
Yan Yang Wang ◽  
Min Luo ◽  
Wen Zhong Tang
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Human Factors ◽  
Bayesian Network ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Score Function ◽  
Hill Climbing ◽  
Civil Aviation ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Factor Analysis Model ◽  
Specific Impact

To generate a model which can provides detailed data analysis supportive in aviation incident analysis, a human factor analysis model based on Bayesian network theory is established. This model is a Bayesian network which uses three layers nodes to represent causality between human factors and incidents. The specific impact degree of human factors on aviation incidents is represented by conditional probability parameters of the model. The model structure, constructed by combing hill-climbing search method with CH score function, coincides with the actual data. This model is useful in aviation incident analyses and deductions.

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