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Revista de Enfermagem Referência

Print version ISSN 0874-0283On-line version ISSN 2182-2883

Abstract

FREITAS, Etiane de Oliveira et al. Occupational safety climate in a psychosocial care unit: The perception of nursing workers. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2021, vol.serV, n.8, suppl.1, e21009.  Epub Mar 16, 2022. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/rv21009.

Background:

The safety climate is a measurable element of safety culture. Based on professionals’ perceptions, it is possible to know the safety context of an organization.

Objective:

Assess the safety climate and its relationship to accidents/occupational diseases in a psychosocial care unit.

Methodology:

Quantitative, inferential study with nursing workers in a psychosocial care unit. A semi-structured questionnaire and the ClimaSeg-H - Escala de Clima de Segurança no Trabalho Hospitalar (Hospital Work Safety Climate Scale) were used. Analysis was carried out using the IBM SPSS Statistics program.

Results:

As for the safety climate, the domain with the worst evaluation was “Support for work and safety practices”. There was an association between the safety climate and the variables accidents/occupational diseases, use of medications, and missed work resulting from work-related accidents/illnesses.

Conclusion:

There are weaknesses in the safety culture related to work and safety practices support. Having an accident/illness at work, using medications, and/or missing work is associated with the poorest perceptions of the safety climate.

Keywords : organizational culture; patient safety; worker’s health; accidents at work; mental health; nursing.

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