Nurses’ Intention and Behavior in Reporting Adverse Event: Application of Theory of Planned Behavior
Abstract: Data show that
globally the number of patient safety incident reporting remains low, also at
Baptis Batu Hospital, East Java. This study aimed to determine the influence
between attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control (PBC) to the
intention and to determine relation between PBC and intention toward
nurses’behavior in reporting adverse event. This study used cross sectional
approach and conducted at Baptis Batu Hospital from March 16th to March 31st,
2016. Data measurement was done using questionnaires that were distributed to
82 (of 85) nurses working at Baptis Batu Hospital. Data were analyzed using
multiple linear regression and Spearman correlation. The results showed that
attitude (B = 0.496; p value = 0.000) and PBC (B = 0.766; p = 0.037)
significantly influenced the intention to report adverse events, while
subjective norm (B = -0.087; p value = 0.540) did not influence the intention
to report adverse events. There was no relation found between PBC (r = 0.037; p
= 0.739) and intention (r = 0.031; p value = 0.783) to behavior of reporting
adverse event. These findings indicated that nurses’ intention in reporting
adverse event was influenced by attitude and PBC, not subjective norm. In
contrast, intention and PBC did not relate to adverse event reporting behavior.
Keywords: Incidence-reporting
behavior; intention; nurses; theory of planned behavior
Author: Ni Putu Ekayani, Viera
Wardhani, Asih Tri Rachmi
Journal Code: jpkesmasgg170001
