Predictors of healthcare professionals' attitudes towards family involvement in safety-relevant behaviours: a cross-sectional factorial survey study.

摘要: Objectives To investigate predictors of healthcare professionals’ (HCPs) attitudes towards family involvement in safety-relevant behaviours. Design A cross-sectional fractional factorial survey that assessed HCPs’ two error scenarios relating to hand hygiene and medication safety. Each comprised randomised vignettes described the potential error, how member communicated with HCP about responded member’s question. Setting 5 teaching hospitals London, Midlands York. HCPs were approached on a range medical surgical wards. Participants 160 (73 doctors; 87 nurses) aged between 21 65 years (mean 37) 102 female. Outcome measures approval behaviour; reaction member; anticipated effects member–HCP relationship; support for being questioned hygiene/medication; affective rating responses. Results supported member9s intervening (88%) but only 41% agreed this would have positive member/HCP relationship. Across strongest (in scenario) whether an actually occurred. Doctors (vs provided systematically more ratings vignettes. Conclusions Important members’ patient safety been highlighted. In particular, discouraging response from HCP’s decreased members involved had strong perceived negative