Mediating Effect of Perception of Patient Safety Culturein the relationship between Safety Control and Patient Safety Management Activities of Geriatric Hospital Nurses

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the mediating effects of patient safety culture awareness in the relationship between safety control and patient safety management activities of nursing hospital nurses. The subjects were 85 nurses in a total of 7 geriatric hospitals in Chungnam-do. Data were analyzed as descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlational coefficients, multiple linear regression and Sobel test. As a result of test the mediating effect in step 1,  safety control had a significant effect on perception of patient safety culture (β=.44), in step 2,  safety control had an effect on patient safety management activities (β=.38), in step 3, safety control had a positive effect on patient safety management activities (β=.20), and the perception of patient safety culture also had a positive effect on patient safety management activities (β=.39) and showed 26.8% explanatory power. Perception of patient safety culture was found to have a complete mediating effect. Education and environment should be prepared in consideration of the concepts of safety control and perception of patient safety culture so that patient safety management activities of geriatric hospital nurses can be performed well. The heads of hospitals should provide administrative and financial support in consideration of the patient safety culture.