A survey of 222 Scottish anaesthetists using the ORMAQ showed positive attitudes toward teamwork and communication, but a lack of full appreciation for the effects of stress and fatigue.
Cross-Sectional (n=222)
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A questionnaire survey was conducted with 222 anaesthetists from 11 Scottish hospitals to measure their attitudes towards human and organisational factors that can have an impact on effective team performance and consequently on patient safety. A customised version of the Operating Room Management Attitude Questionnaire (ORMAQ) was used. This measures attitudes to leadership, communication, teamwork, stress and fatigue, work values, human error and organisational climate. The respondents generally demonstrated positive attitudes towards the interpersonal aspects of their work, such as team behaviours and they recognised the importance of communication skills, such as assertiveness. However, the results suggest that some anaesthetists do not fully appreciate the debilitating effects of stress and fatigue on performance. Their responses were comparable with (and slightly more favourable than) those reported in previous ORMAQ surveys of anaesthetists and surgeons in other countries.
Flin et al. (Fri,) conducted a cross-sectional in Attitudes to teamwork and safety (n=222). Operating Room Management Attitude Questionnaire (ORMAQ) was evaluated on Attitudes to leadership, communication, teamwork, stress and fatigue, work values, human error and organisational climate. A survey of 222 Scottish anaesthetists using the ORMAQ showed positive attitudes toward teamwork and communication, but a lack of full appreciation for the effects of stress and fatigue.