Journal article
Towards a safety culture in chiropractic: The use of the safety, communication, Operational Reliability, and engagement (SCORE) questionnaire
Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Vol.42, pp.1-9
02/2021
PMID: 33276224
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Abstract
Objective: To assess the attitudes, practices and other contributing factors to patient safety among chiropractors. Methods: In addition to obtaining socio-demographic and practitioner/practice characteristics, we utilized the Safety, Communication, Operational Reliability, and Engagement (SCORE) questionnaire. To identify variables contributing to improved safety climate and lower burnout, we performed a random forest analysis.
Results: A convenience sample of 154 chiropractor responders (Female = 115; Male = 39) comprised our study population. The majority were between 26 and 35 years of age with an average practice experience of 11.1 years. The variables of importance predictive for a safety climate were participating in decision making, teamwork, local leadership and improvement readiness. For burnout, workload, growth opportunities, teamwork climate, safety climate and work-life balance were highly influential. Conclusion: We successfully utilized the SCORE instrument to measure safety climate in chiropractic. We identified those variables important to contributing to patient safety and mitigating burnout in the workplace.
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- Title
- Towards a safety culture in chiropractic: The use of the safety, communication, Operational Reliability, and engagement (SCORE) questionnaire
- Creators
- Joel Alcantara - International Chiropractic Pediatric AssociationAndrew Whetten - University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeeJoey Alcantara - International Chiropractic Pediatric Association
- Publication Details
- Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice, Vol.42, pp.1-9
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Grant note
- This study was funded by the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association (Media, PA, USA) and Life West College of Chiropractic (Hayward, CA, USA).
- Identifiers
- 991012948582802368
- Copyright
- © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health; Graduate School; School of Health and Human Sciences
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article