Associations of Work Characteristics, Employee Strain and Self-Perceived Quality of Care in Emergency Departments: A Cross-sectional Study

Patient safety and quality of care in emergency medicine are repeatedly in the center of scholarly attention (Wears et al., 2010). Among the sources of diminished quality of care that have been recognized in Emergency Departments (ED), high demands and challenges of the work system are particularly relevant (Adriaenssens et al., 2011; Johnston et al., 2016). ED work is associated with a high potential for work-related stress which contributes to strain as well as diminished quality of care (Adriaenssens et al., 2015; Hunsaker et al., 2015).

Source: International Emergency Nursing - July 14, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Matthias Weigl, Anna Schneider Source Type: research