Healthcare professionals’ perception of the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist and psychological safety: a cross-sectional survey
Our findings reveal a significant association between psychological safety levels and perceptions of the SSC. Increased psychological safety was linked to more positive views on the checklist's role in enhancing interdisciplinary teamwork, creating structure and attentiveness among colleagues. While seeing the checklist as time-consuming was associated with a lower psychological safety rating. These results suggest that psychological safety influences how individuals view and engage with patient safety measures like the checklist, highlighting the importance of fostering a supportive environment to optimise safety practice.
Authors
- Kjestine Emilie Møller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2623-7562)
- Teodor Grantcharov (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3424-5618)
- Jeanett Strandbygaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0865-2460)
- Susanne Rosthøj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3619-413X)
- Jette Led Sørensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7320-2784)
- Patricia Trbovich
- Olivia Wisborg McLeskey
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- North York General Hospital (CA)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Danish Cancer Society (DK)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Quality
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2024-003154
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Patient Safety and Medication Errors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.23
Funders
- World Health Organization
- Gentofte Hospital
- Rigshospitalet
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia