The factor of resident safety culture in nursing homes in Indonesia
ISSN: 1366-3666
Article publication date: 14 February 2023
Issue publication date: 30 May 2023
Abstract
Purpose
Older adults living in nursing homes may become vulnerable because of errors or incidents; it is necessary to create a positive safety culture to minimise such occurrences. However, safety culture is still a prevailing issue in Indonesian nursing homes. This study aims to examine factors related to resident safety culture in nursing homes located in Indonesia.
Design/methodology/approach
This study used a cross-sectional research design and involved 13 nursing homes in East Java province, Indonesia. Multistage cluster samplings were used to determine the respondents of this study. The respondents included 219 employees: managers, health care, supportive and administrative staff. The Indonesian version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire was used to measure safety culture.
Findings
Most of the respondents (68.5%) had a positive perspective on the nursing home’s safety culture. Staffs who had worked for six to ten years in the nursing home were 17.07 times more likely to have positive perspective on safety culture with a p-value of 0.0002. Respondents who gave direct care also had a positive perception of safety culture with a p-value of 0.008.
Research limitations/implications
Broader insight into safety culture needs to be provided to all staff in the nursing home. Safety topics should be included in the orientation session for new staff.
Originality/value
The staff’s work experience and direct care have a significant connection to safety culture.
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Acknowledgements
The authors express their deepest gratitude to all respondents, the Social and Welfare Services of East Java Province and all those who have helped this research. This study was funded by The Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Indonesia with Grant Number: 913/UN3.14/PT/2020.
Conflict of interest: The authors declare there is no conflict of interest in this study.
Author contributions: The preparation of ideas and research design was carried out through collaboration between RF, RI and FE. The data collection was carried out by NSJ and AF and the process of data analysis and interpretation was obtained from NSJ, AF and RF. All authors contributed to the preparation, writing and improvement of the manuscript and also approved this version for publication.
Citation
Indarwati, R., Fauziningtyas, R., Jalaludin, N.S., Fauziah, A. and Efendi, F. (2023), "The factor of resident safety culture in nursing homes in Indonesia", Working with Older People, Vol. 27 No. 2, pp. 91-98. https://doi.org/10.1108/WWOP-04-2021-0016
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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