2014
Implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in an Ethiopian Referral Hospital
Bashford T, Reshamwalla S, McAuley J, Allen NH, McNatt Z, Gebremedhen YD. Implementation of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist in an Ethiopian Referral Hospital. Patient Safety In Surgery 2014, 8: 16. PMID: 24678854, PMCID: PMC4022152, DOI: 10.1186/1754-9493-8-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSurgical Safety ChecklistWHO Surgical Safety ChecklistSafety checklistLow-resource settingsReferral hospitalCompliance rateHigh staff satisfactionEthiopian referral hospitalPublic referral hospitalStaff satisfactionOverall compliance rateCompletion ratesPerioperative safetyHigher completion ratesChecklist complianceGeneral anestheticsVolunteer cliniciansSupportive supervisionSubsequent auditPatient safetyEvidence baseSatisfaction questionnaireMaximal benefitStudy periodTeam introduction
2013
Development of a Brief Instrument for Assessing Healthcare Employee Satisfaction in a Low-Income Setting
Alpern R, Canavan ME, Thompson JT, McNatt Z, Tatek D, Lindfield T, Bradley EH. Development of a Brief Instrument for Assessing Healthcare Employee Satisfaction in a Low-Income Setting. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e79053. PMID: 24223878, PMCID: PMC3818514, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth centersCronbach's alpha coefficientSummary scoresAlpha coefficientStaff satisfactionInternal consistencyHealth care workersSatisfaction of employeesEmployee retention ratesHealth care professionalsWorld Health Report 2006Content validityHealth Care SurveyOverall satisfaction itemLow-income settingsEthiopian Federal MinistryExcellent internal consistencyStaff satisfaction surveyCare SurveyEmployee satisfactionCare professionalsCognitive interviewsCare workersJob contentConvergent validity