An integrative systematic review of employee silence and voice in healthcare: what are we really measuring.

Olga Lainidi; Mimmi Kheddache Jendeby; Anthony Montgomery; Christos Mouratidis; Konstantina Paitaridou; Clare Cook; Judith Johnson; Eirini Karakasidou

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An integrative systematic review of employee silence and voice in healthcare: what are we really measuring.

June 28, 2023

Lainidi O, Jendeby MK, Montgomery A, et al. Front Psychiatry. 2023;14:111579.

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Encouraging frontline healthcare workers to voice concerns is an important component of safety culture. This systematic review of 76 qualitative studies explored how speaking up behaviors and silence are measured in healthcare. The authors identified several evidence gaps, including a reliance on self-reported data and overrepresentation of certain demographic characteristics.

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