scholarly journals Evaluation of Safety Climate and its associated factors in Base Hospital Avissawella

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-223
Author(s):  
Munasinghage Priyanwada Jayalath ◽  
Samath Dhamminda Dharmaratne ◽  
Dilantha Dharmagunawardene
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Workplace Exposure ◽  
Reporting Behavior ◽  
Perceptual Dimension ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Base Hospital ◽  
Safe Work

The safety climate is “the summary of molar perceptions that employees share about their work environments” and associated with several factors. A descriptive cross-sectional study was done among a randomly selected sample of medical officers (n= 109) and nursing officers (n=193) to evaluate the safety climate and its associated factors in Base Hospital Avissawella Sri Lanka. Among the six safety climate dimensions personal protective and engineering control equipment availability (mean=3.94, SD=0.67) was perceived at the highest level. The lowest scored perceptual dimension was absence of job hindrances (mean=3.27, SD=0.83).  Among the respondents 219 (83.5%) had at least one exposure incident. There is no significant relationship between job category and workplace exposure incidents (p= 0.388).  Only 28.3% (n=62) had reported about their injuries. Only 60.7% (n=159) were strictly compliant to safe work practices and the compliance of nursing officers was better than of medical officers (p=0.000). The safety climate had a negative association with workplace exposure incidents (OR< 1.0) and a positive association with compliance to safe work practices. (OR>1.0). The respondents had negative perceptions about some of the safety climate dimensions.  Workplace exposure incidents were common and the reporting behavior about injuries was poor among both categories of staff, but comparatively the nursing officers were better. Majority were “Strict compliant” to the safe work practices and compliance was better among nursing officers. Safety climate was negatively associated with exposure incidents and positively with the compliance. The hospital managers should pay more attention on safety of employees, provide adequate training opportunities on occupational safety and encourage employees’ reporting behavior.

Hospital safety climate and its relationship with safe work practices and workplace exposure incidents

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robyn R.M. Gershon ◽  
Christine D. Karkashian ◽  
James W. Grosch ◽  
Lawrence R. Murphy ◽  
Antonio Escamilla-Cejudo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Workplace Exposure ◽  
Hospital Safety ◽  
Safe Work

scholarly journals Safety culture implications on safe work practices and work place exposure incidents in Operation Theater

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tahira Hameed ◽  
Eitezaz Ahmed Bashir ◽  
Abdul Qadeer Khan ◽  
Murtaza Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Safety Culture ◽  
Direct Contact ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Teaching Hospitals ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Safe Work

Background & Objectives: The study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of body and blood fluid exposure incidents such as needle stick injuries, direct contact, splashes, and cuts among health care personnel (HCP) in operation theaters (OTs). The study objective was to investigate perception of safety culture and potential challenges faced by HCP in Pakistani context. Methods: An analytical cross-sectional survey was conducted in four tertiary care hospitals of Rawalpindi and Islamabad that were Akbar Niazi Teaching Hospital (ANTH), Fauji Foundation Hospital (FFH), Benazir Bhutto Hospital (BBH) and Holy Family Hospital (HFH) during March, 2019 to June, 2019. The data of the current study was collected from surgical staff in OTs at four tertiary care teaching hospitals including nurses, house officers, post graduate trainees, registrars, consultants, and technicians in the twin cities i.e., Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Results: In our findings (N=367) there was a high prevalence of exposure incidents in past six months, 45% had had got a needle injury, 36% have got a splash, 28.8% had direct contact and 35.6% had a cut once respectively in past six months, the occurrence of exposure incidents twice, thrice and more is also enormous. Conclusion: The study reflected a dire need of trainings at hospitals so that very strategically the importance of safety being a priority and value of HCP is inculcated on daily basis. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.2.2946 How to cite this:Hameed T, Bashir EA, Khan AQ, Ahmad M. Safety culture implications on safe work practices and work place exposure incidents in Operation Theater. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(2):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.2.2946 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

EMS Providers’ Perceptions of Safety Climate and Adherence to Safe Work Practices

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura J. Eliseo ◽  
Kate A. Murray ◽  
Laura F. White ◽  
Sophia Dyer ◽  
Patricia A. Mitchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Safety Climate ◽  
Work Practices ◽  
Safe Work ◽  
Perceptions Of Safety

scholarly journals Utilization of Long-lasting Insecticide Treated Net and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women in Awabel District,North-West Ethiopia, 2017

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengistie Kassahun Tariku
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
North West

Abstract BackgroundUtilization of long-lasting insecticide treated net (LLITN) is one of the main vector control activities. It has a killing, repellent and physical barrier effects against mosquito. Even if priority is given for pregnant women, not all nets owned by household have been utilized by pregnant women. The objective of the study was to assess utilization of Long-lasting insecticidal net and associated factors among pregnant women in malarious kebeles, Awabel woreda, North-West Ethiopia.MethodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 1 to June 30, 2017. A systematic random sampling was used to select 422 households. Two days training was given for data collectors and supervisors. Collected data were coded and entered using epi-data version 3.1, then it was exported to Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20. After bivariate logistic regression analysis, all variables with a p-value less than or equal to 0.25was entered into multivariable logistic regression and p value < 0.05 considered as significantly associated with the outcome variable. ResultsUtilization of LLITN was 33.6%. Factors such as attending antenatal care [adjusted odd ratio (AOR) =1.89; 95% CI; 1.04-3.44], traveling <1 hour to reach health facility AOR=4.41; 95% CI; 2.06-9.43], age ≥ 35 year [AOR= 3.67; 95% CI; 1.36-9.95], knowledge [AOR=11.68; 95% CI; 5.96-22.89] and having positive attitude [AOR=3.12; 95 CI; 1.66-5.88] were significantly associated with utilization of LLITN.ConclusionThis study showed that low utilization of LLITN. Attending antenatal care (ANC), traveling <1 hour to reach health facility, age ≥ year, knowledge and attitude had positive association with LLITN utilization. Every concerned body should focus on reducing distance barrier by giving outreach services and increasing ANC, the attitude and knowledge of pregnant women toward malaria and LLITN which might increase utilization of LLITN.

scholarly journals Health-Related Quality of Life among People Applying for Housing Adaptations: Associated Factors

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 2130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lovisa Boström ◽  
Carlos Chiatti ◽  
Björg Thordardottir ◽  
Lisa Ekstam ◽  
Agneta Malmgren Fänge
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Social Aspect ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Housing adaptations (HA) clients are a heterogeneous group of people with disabilities experiencing restricted performance and participation in everyday life. While health-related quality of life is a common and relevant outcome in health care research, associated factors among HA clients are largely unknown. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate which factors are associated with health-related quality of life among HA clients in Sweden. The study has a cross-sectional design, using baseline data collected among 224 participants in three municipalities in Sweden. The main outcome was health-related quality of life measured by the EQ-5D. Factors investigated as potentially associated were age, sex, living conditions, cognitive impairment, usability of the home, activities of daily living (ADL) dependence, participation, and fear of falling. The associations were explored using multiple linear regression analysis. Younger age and higher dependence in ADL were associated with lower scores on the EQ-5D. The social aspect of usability in the home had a positive association with the EQ VAS. Results suggest that certain groups of HA clients might be at risk for low health-related quality of life. Knowledge of their characteristics can potentially improve development and implementation of tailored interventions aiming at increasing their health-related quality of life.

Prevalence of Percutaneous Injuries and Associated Factors Among a Sample of Midwives in Hunan Province, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (9) ◽  
pp. 422-431
Author(s):  
Wenjing Cao ◽  
Nanlin Cao ◽  
Mei Gu ◽  
Pan Li ◽  
Min Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Climate ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Safety Climate ◽  
Risk Mitigation ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Hunan Province ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hospital Size

Background: Percutaneous injuries and blood-borne-related infections pose occupational hazards to healthcare professionals. However, the prevalence and associated factors for these hazards among midwives in Hunan Province, China are poorly documented. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among a sample of 1,282 eligible midwives in the cities of Yongzhou, Chenzhou, Hengyang, and Changsha in Hunan Province, China, from January 2017 to July 2017. The association of selected independent variables with percutaneous injuries was investigated using binary logistic regression. Results: 992 participants responded (77.3%), and within the previous 12 months, 15.7% experienced percutaneous injuries. In multivariate analysis, hospital size, age, length of employment as a midwife, weekly working hours, and three aspects of Hospital Safety Climate Scale were associated with percutaneous injuries. The risk of percutaneous injuries among the midwives working in hospitals with ≤399 beds was higher than that among those working in hospitals with ≥400 beds by nearly 3 times. Furthermore, the percutaneous injury prevalence of midwives decreased as age increased. Moreover, the probability of percutaneous injuries among the midwives with weekly working hours of >40 was 4.35 times higher compared with that among midwives with weekly working hours of ≤40. Conclusion/Application to practice: The prevalence of percutaneous injuries among midwives in the study hospitals was substantial. Our results further proved that risk mitigation strategies tailored to midwives are needed to reduce this risk. These strategies include ensuring a positive organizational climate, providing highly safe devices, and reducing the workload.

scholarly journals Prevalence of tobacco dependence and associated factors among patients with schizophrenia attending their treatments at southwest Ethiopia; hospital-based cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. e0261154
Author(s):  
Defaru Desalegn ◽  
Zakir Abdu ◽  
Mohammedamin Hajure
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Tobacco Dependence ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Male Gender ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Southwest Ethiopia ◽  
History Of

Background Tobacco smoking is the most typically employed in patients with mental disorders; among them, patients with schizophrenia are the very best users. The rate of smoking among patients with schizophrenia is between two and three times greater than the general population in western countries. However, there is a scarcity of studies on the magnitude and associated factors of tobacco dependence among patients with schizophrenia in Ethiopia. Therefore, we assessed the prevalence of tobacco dependence and associated factors among patients with schizophrenia at Mettu Karl referral, Bedelle, and Agaro hospitals, Southwest, Ethiopia. Method Hospital-based the multistage stratified cross-sectional study design was conducted among 524 patients with schizophrenia who are on treatment. Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) was used to screen the prevalence of tobacco dependence. Analysis of data was done using SPSS version 24. Result The prevalence of tobacco dependence among study participants was 22.3% (95% CI) (18.6, 26). Concerning the severity of tobacco dependence, 3.5%, 13.8%, and 5% of the respondents report moderate, high, and very high levels of tobacco dependence respectively. The proportions of tobacco dependence among male schizophrenic patients 88 (25.8%) were higher compared to their counterparts 27 (15.5%). After controlling the effects of cofounders in the final regression analysis, male gender (AOR 2.19, 95% CI = 1.25, 3.83), being on treatment for more than 5years (AOR 4.37, 95% CI = 2.11, 9.02), having a history of admission (AOR 4.01, 95% CI = 1.99, 8.11), and family history of mental illness (AOR 1.90, 95% CI = 1.04, 3.48) were shown to have a significant positive association with tobacco dependence. Conclusion and recommendation A study show a significant proportion of tobacco dependence among people living with schizophrenia. Factors like, being male gender, being on treatment for more than 5 years, having a history of admission, and family history of mental illness was found to have a significant positive association with tobacco dependence. Hence, there is a need for coordinated and comprehensive management clinically to manage tobacco dependence along with identified risk factors in patients with schizophrenia. Also the finding call for the clinicians, managers, ministry of health and other stakeholders on the substance use prevention strategies that target personal and environmental control.

scholarly journals Patient Experience in Nursing Care and Associated Factors Among Adult Admitted Patients in Debre Markos and Dessie Referral Hospitals, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1391-1397
Author(s):  
Zemen Mengesha Yalew ◽  
Haymanot Zeleke ◽  
Abebe Dilie Afenigus ◽  
Yibeltal Asmamaw Yitayew ◽  
Biniam Minuye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Experience ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nursing Service ◽  
Referral Hospitals ◽  
Debre Markos

Patient experience of nursing care is the perception of the patient about the real existing nursing service. Addressing patient experience of nursing care is very important to improve nursing service quality because it identifies the factors that affect the nursing care quality better than patient satisfaction. Therefore, this study aimed to assess patient experience in nursing care and associated factors among adult admitted patients in Debre Markos and Dessie referral hospitals. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 1, 2019, to March 30, 2019, among 528 consecutively selected adult admitted patients. Data were cleaned, coded, and entered in Epi-data version 3.1 then exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25 for analysis. Multivariate logistic regression, with a 95% CI was used to identify variables that had a significant association. The overall good patient experience in nursing care was 64%. Duration of admission ≥22 days (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 2.67, 95% CI = 1.013-7.025) and free service (AOR = 3.69, 95% CI = 2.381-5.730) showed a positive association with patient experience in nursing care. However, admission in gynecology ward (AOR = 0.43, 95%CI = 0.257-0.707), secondary education (AOR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.308-0.907), and college or above education (AOR = 0.55, 95%CI = 0.320-0.957) showed a negative association with patient experience in nursing care.

Perceived Overprotection and Its Association With Quality of Life in Dementia

GeroPsych ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-134
Author(s):  
Mechthild Niemann-Mirmehdi ◽  
Andreas Häusler ◽  
Paul Gellert ◽  
Johanna Nordheim
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Patient Autonomy ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Negative Association ◽  
Significant Positive Association ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Mental Well Being

Abstract. To date, few studies have focused on perceived overprotection from the perspective of people with dementia (PwD). In the present examination, the association of perceived overprotection in PwD is examined as an autonomy-restricting factor and thus negative for their mental well-being. Cross-sectional data from the prospective DYADEM study of 82 patient/partner dyads (mean age = 74.26) were used to investigate the association between overprotection, perceived stress, depression, and quality of life (QoL). The analyses show that an overprotective contact style with PwD has a significant positive association with stress and depression, and has a negative association with QoL. The results emphasize the importance of avoiding an overprotective care style and supporting patient autonomy.

Product Brand Loyalty and Purchase Decision

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 76-87
Author(s):  
Muhammad Naeem ◽  
Abdul Sami
Keyword(s):  
Brand Loyalty ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Purchase Decision ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Business World ◽  
Multiple Variables ◽  
The Relationship

The present study was an examination of the relationship between product brand loyalty and purchase decision of automotive customers. The study focused on comparative analysis of two famous brands of automobile i-e Honda City and Toyota Corolla Xli and the various effects of product brand loyalty on purchase decision of automotive customers. A cross sectional quantitative research design was employed in the research study. In today’s competitive business world, now most of the marketers and manufacturers of various brands have encountered with multiple variables through which they can not only influence the purchase decision of their customers but also secure their buying preferences. The variables that are used and relevant to this study are product brand loyalty, perceived quality, price, and purchase decision. During examination of the relationship between these variables, study investigated that there is a positive association between product brand loyalty, product perceived quality, price and purchase decision.

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