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A survey using the ORMAQ among 352 surgeons and surgical nurses demonstrated generally positive attitudes to teamwork, leadership, and safety, with differences between consultants and trainees.
Cross-Sectional (n=352)
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Surgeons and surgical nurses in Scotland generally have positive attitudes toward teamwork and safety, though differences exist between consultants and trainees regarding specific situations.
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Supports positive safety attitudes in surgery; extends prior ORMAQ surveys but leaves open need for longitudinal or interventional studies.
Attitudes towards human and organizational factors can have an impact on effective team performance and consequently on patient safety. The Operating Room Management Attitudes Questionnaire (ORMAQ) measures attitudes to leadership, communication, teamwork, stress and fatigue, work values, and organizational climate. Data were collected from 231 consultant and trainee surgeons, and 121 surgical nurses from 17 Scottish Hospitals using a customized version of the ORMAQ. The respondents generally demonstrated positive attitudes to teamwork, leadership and safety and were similar to those reported in previous ORMAQ surveys of anaesthetists in Scotland and of surgeons in other countries. However, consultant and trainee surgeons differed in their attitudes to briefings, critical situations, and competence acknowledgement.
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Yule et al. (2004) conducted a cross-sectional in Attitudes to teamwork and safety (n=352). Operating Room Management Attitudes Questionnaire (ORMAQ) was evaluated on Attitudes to leadership, communication, teamwork, stress and fatigue, work values, and organizational climate. A survey using the ORMAQ among 352 surgeons and surgical nurses demonstrated generally positive attitudes to teamwork, leadership, and safety, with differences between consultants and trainees.
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