Examining the Dimensions of Hospital Safety Climate and Psychosocial Risk Factors Among Japanese Nurses

Abstract

Transcultural research using standard psychosocial tools can reveal important and reliable findings if carefully translated and adapted for the host environment.

Dimensions and reliability of a hospital safety climate questionnaire in Chinese health‐care practice

“…19 The importance of inter-employee support identified during factor analysis in the current study is similar to some Japanese research, 26 where 'supporting one another at work' was identified as a key dimension of hospital safety climate. Again, this is a similar result to that reported during previous safety climate research where managerial dimensions such as having a high priority to protect workers and encouraging staff to be involved with safety matters were highlighted.…”

“…19 The internal consistency of our Chinese-language HSCS was even higher than Gershon and colleagues' original Englishlanguage version, where the internal consistency scores ranged from 0.71 to 0.84. With a Cronbach's alpha score of 0.930, our survey instrument demonstrated a very high internal consistency, comparing well with previous safety climate research where Cronbach's alpha scores have been reported to be 0.86 18 and 0.89.…”

“…With a Cronbach's alpha score of 0.930, our survey instrument demonstrated a very high internal consistency, comparing well with previous safety climate research where Cronbach's alpha scores have been reported to be 0.86 18 and 0.89. 19 The internal consistency of our Chinese-language HSCS was even higher than Gershon and colleagues' original Englishlanguage version, where the internal consistency scores ranged from 0.71 to 0.84. 5 High internal consistency scores appear to be relatively common in safety climate research, which suggests that self-reporting questionnaires are an effective tool for establishing both the extent and dimensions of safety climate within a particular workplace.…”

“…5 High internal consistency scores appear to be relatively common in safety climate research, which suggests that self-reporting questionnaires are an effective tool for establishing both the extent and dimensions of safety climate within a particular workplace. A significant focus on safety-related items is similar to previous research conducted in Japanese health care, including a study of nurses' safety climate 19 where the role of protective devices or mechanisms (including universal precautions and personal protective equipment) was highlighted; as well as a study of Japanese patient safety climate 24 where rules and equipment availability were highlighted. For example, an investigation of organizational and occupational risk factors using a Spanish-language scale in Costa Rica resulted in a Cronbach's alpha score of 0.81.…”

Low back pain among school teachers in Botswana, prevalence and risk factors

“…It has also been suggested that the more psychological demands needed for a particular task, the greater the possibility to develop any kind of musculoskeletal disorder regardless of the anatomical area[45]. Some research from Japan suggests that this may relate to group dynamics, as well as individual factors[46]. Surprisingly, psychosocial factors such as low decision latitude, high job insecurity, low co-worker, low supervisor and low social support, and high job dissatisfaction were not positively associated with development of LBP in the current study.…”