Dimensions of safety culture: a systematic review of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods for assessing safety culture in hospitals.

Kate Churruca; Louise A. Ellis; Chiara Pomare; Anne Hogden; Mia Bierbaum; Janet C. Long; Aleksandra Olekalns; Jeffrey Braithwaite

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Dimensions of safety culture: a systematic review of quantitative, qualitative and mixed methods for assessing safety culture in hospitals.

September 1, 2021

Churruca K, Ellis LA, Pomare C, et al. BMJ Open. 2021;11(7):e043982.

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Safety culture has been studied in healthcare settings using a variety of methods. This systematic review identified 694 studies of safety culture in hospitals. Most used quantitative surveys, and only 31 used qualitative or mixed methods. Eleven themes were identified, with leadership being the most common; none of the methods or tools appeared to measure all 11 themes. The authors recommend that future research include both qualitative and quantitative methods.

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