| Is use of the hands-free technique during surgery, a safe work practice, associated with safety climate? | |
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PMID: 19647344 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: A better safety climate has been linked to better compliance with safety behaviors. This study assessed whether "management support," the most commonly measured safety climate dimension, was associated with greater use of the hands-free technique (HFT), a work practice recommended for use during surgery to prevent exposure to blood and body fluids. METHODS: Questionnaires from operating room nurses participating in a test retest reliability study and in training sessions for an intervention study, from 9 hospitals in 3 Canadian provinces, were analyzed. RESULTS: Response rates in the hospitals varied from 61% to 97%. Four hundred forty-two operating room nurses responded; 16% reported using the HFT approximately 75% or more of the time in surgery, and 39% had received HFT training. Management support and HFT training were each associated with increased HFT use: odds ratio (OR), 6.63; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.89-23.30 and OR, 6.36; 95% CI: 1.97-20.51, respectively. When training occurred in a context of management support, HFT use was further increased: OR, 9.12; 95% CI: 2.71-30.72. CONCLUSION: Consistent with previous research linking management support for health and safety to uptake of safety practices, management support and HFT training acted synergistically to increase HFT use most of the time in surgery. |
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Authors:
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Bernadette Stringer; A Ted Haines; Charles H Goldsmith; Ramon Berguer; Jennifer Blythe |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2009-07-31 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of infection control Volume: 37 ISSN: 1527-3296 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Infect Control Publication Date: 2009 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-10-30 Completed Date: 2010-02-01 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8004854 Medline TA: Am J Infect Control Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 766-72 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Bernadette Stringer Consulting, Vancouver, BC, Canada. |
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Adult Canada Education Female Guideline Adherence / statistics & numerical data* Health Personnel / statistics & numerical data* Humans Intervention Studies Male Middle Aged Occupational Diseases / prevention & control* Occupational Exposure / prevention & control* Questionnaires Risk Management* Surgical Procedures, Operative / methods* Young Adult |
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