Abstract
Background: Improving patient safety is an increasing priority for
health workers who have roles in perioperative care about patient
safety. Also, patient safety initiatives aimed at creating a safe
operating room culture are increasingly being adopted. This study aims
to evaluate the attitudes of health workers who have roles in
perioperative care about patient safety. Methods: The cross-sectional
study was conducted in a state hospital in the eastern part of Turkey
between January 2018 and March 2018 with the participation of 129
volunteer health workers including surgeons, surgical technicians,
nurses and other health workers who have roles in perioperative care by
using the SAQ-OR instrument. Results: An analysis of the relationship
between SAQ-OR total and sub-scales score and age indicated a positive,
significant relationship between Teamwork Climate, Job Satisfaction,
Safety Climate, Working Conditions and SAQ-OR total scores
(p<0.05). Besides, Job Satisfaction, Perceptions of
Management, Safety Climate sub-scales and weekly working hours indicated
a positive, statistically significant relationship (p<0.01).
Conclusion: Participating health personnel’s attitudes towards operating
rooms were found to be low. More attention should be attached on the
issue by the hospital administration in order to improve patient safety
culture which was not found at good levels.