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Safety culture in long-term care: a cross-sectional analysis of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire in nursing and residential homes in the Netherlands.

Buljac-Samardzic M, van Wijngaarden JDH, Dekker–van Doorn CM. BMJ Qual Saf. 2015 Jul 24; [Epub ahead of print].

Safety problems are common in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, and prior work has shown that safety culture in these settings is generally poor. This validation study found that the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire was a reliable tool for measuring safety culture in nursing homes in the Netherlands. This is a necessary step for much needed research on nursing home safety.

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