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A questionnaire survey exploring healthcare professionals' attitudes towards teamwork and safety in acute care areas in South Korea.

Sung Eun KimChan Woong KimSang Jin LeeJe Hyeok OhDong Hoon LeeTae Ho LimHyuk Joong ChoiHyun Soo ChungJi Yeong RyuHye Young JangYoon Hee ChoiSu Jin KimJin Hee Jung
Published in: BMJ open (2015)
Our results suggest that medical personnel in Korea are relatively reluctant to disclose error or assert their different opinions with others. Many did not adequately recognise the negative effects of fatigue and stress, attributed errors to personal incompetence, and error-management systems were inadequate. Discrepancies in leadership and information-sharing were evident between professional groups, and leadership, stress, fatigue level, work value and error scores varied with the length of work experience. These can be used as baseline data to establish training programmes for patient safety in Korea.
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