Speaking up or remaining silent about patient safety concerns in rehabilitation: a cross-sectional survey to assess staff experiences and perceptions.

Andrea Niederhauser; David L. B Schwappach

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Speaking up or remaining silent about patient safety concerns in rehabilitation: a cross-sectional survey to assess staff experiences and perceptions.

July 6, 2022

Niederhauser A, Schwappach DLB. Health Sci Rep. 2022;5(3):e631.

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Ensuring that healthcare staff feel comfortable speaking up about safety concerns is an important component of safety culture. This cross-sectional study explored speaking up behaviors and perceptions among healthcare workers in rehabilitation clinics in Switzerland. Barriers to speaking up included expectations of a lack of productive response to the safety concern, presence of patients, and concerns about reactions from involved individuals.

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