Patient safety culture in kidney transplant patients in western Santa Catarina

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the patient safety culture in the perioperative renal transplant period within the multidisciplinary team working in this setting. Methods: A cross-sectional study with 33 health professionals, who responded to the “Safety Attitudes Questionnaire”, translated into Portuguese. The data collection occurred in September of 2016, in a public hospital, in western Santa Catarina state. The t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA f) was used for data analysis, and the p-value ≤ 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The mean score of the domains evaluated ranged from 62.4, for working conditions, to 84.2 for job satisfaction. The positive perception of the safety culture was evidenced in this study in the areas of job satisfaction and stress recognition, with means of 83.8 ± 15 and 78.6 ± 15, respectively. The association between the domains and the characterization variables of the multidisciplinary team was significant for teamwork climate and position (p=0.05). The other variables did not present statistical significance. Conclusion: Four of the six domains evaluated showed negative scores, pointing to the need for strategies aimed toward an effective safety patient culture in the perioperative transplant period.