A systematic review exploring the content and outcomes of interventions to improve psychological safety, speaking up and voice behaviour

R O'Donovan, E McAuliffe - BMC health services research, 2020 - Springer
Background Having psychologically safe teams can improve learning, creativity and
performance within organisations. Within a healthcare context, psychological safety supports …

Exploring psychological safety in healthcare teams to inform the development of interventions: combining observational, survey and interview data

R O'Donovan, E McAuliffe - BMC health services research, 2020 - Springer
Background Psychological safety allows healthcare professionals to take the interpersonal
risks needed to engage in effective teamwork and to maintain patient safety. In order to …

A systematic review of factors that enable psychological safety in healthcare teams

R O'donovan, E Mcauliffe - … journal for quality in health care, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Purpose The current systematic review will identify enablers of psychological safety within
the literature in order to produce a comprehensive list of factors that enable psychological …

The presence and potential impact of psychological safety in the healthcare setting: an evidence synthesis

KE Grailey, E Murray, T Reader, SJ Brett - BMC health services research, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Psychological safety is the shared belief that the team is safe for interpersonal
risk taking. Its presence improves innovation and error prevention. This evidence synthesis …

Measuring psychological safety in healthcare teams: developing an observational measure to complement survey methods

R O'Donovan, D Van Dun, E McAuliffe - BMC medical research …, 2020 - Springer
Background Psychological safety is a dynamic team-level phenomenon which exists when
team members believe that it is safe to take interpersonal risks. In healthcare teams, the …

Exploring the barriers and facilitators of psychological safety in primary care teams: a qualitative study

R Remtulla, A Hagana, N Houbby, K Ruparell… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Psychological safety is the concept by which individuals feel comfortable
expressing themselves in a work environment, without fear of embarrassment or criticism …

Healthcare professionals experience of psychological safety, voice, and silence

R O'Donovan, A De Brún, E McAuliffe - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Healthcare professionals who feel psychologically safe believe it is safe to take
interpersonal risks such as voicing concerns, asking questions and giving feedback …

Finding antecedents of psychological safety: A step toward quality improvement

G Aranzamendez, D James, R Toms - Nursing forum, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The study's aim is to review the literature on psychological safety in the healthcare
setting, more specifically, to identify environmental climates which promote and support …

Individual characteristics that promote or prevent psychological safety and error reporting in healthcare: a systematic review

DM Wawersik, ER Boutin Jr, T Gore… - Journal of healthcare …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Healthcare errors continue to be a safety issue and an economic burden that
causes death, increased length of stays, and emotional trauma to families and the person …

A concept analysis of psychological safety: Further understanding for application to health care

A Ito, K Sato, Y Yumoto, M Sasaki, Y Ogata - Nursing Open, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To clarify the concept of psychological safety in a healthcare context and to provide the
first theoretical framework for improving interpersonal relationships in the workplace to better …