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http://dx.doi.org/10.15207/JKCS.2020.11.10.409

Knowledge and attitude of patient safety, safety performance among caregivers: In nursing home  

Seo, Ji-Hye (Department of Nursing, Cheongam College)
Jung, Eun-Young (Department of Nursing, Cheongam College)
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Journal of the Korea Convergence Society / v.11, no.10, 2020 , pp. 409-416 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate nursing home caregivers' safety knowledge, safety attitude and safety performance; then to analyze the relations between them, and to find the factors influencing the caregivers' safety performance. The study method was conducted by using SPSS WIN 21.0 program of 134 questionnaires surveyed in S city. A positive correlation was found with caregivers' safety knowledge and safety attitude. Additionally safety attitude has positive correlation with safety performance. No correlation was found between safety knowledge and safety performance. These influential factors explained their safety practice behavior 36.1%. Based on the results of this study, it is necessary to establish a policy that can form a proper safety culture in the nursing home as well as repetitive training centered on practices that can affect the safety performance of caregivers.
Keywords
Nursing-home; Performance; Safety; Caregiver; Knowledge; Attitude;
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