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Table 3 Perception of hospital safety culture and safety behaviors

From: Hospital Safety Culture in Taiwan: A Nationwide Survey Using Chinese Version Safety Attitude Questionnaire

 

% of hospital employees holding positive attitudes

 

Minimum

Maximum

Mean ± SD

SAQ dimensions

   

   Teamwork

20.6

85.7

48.9 ± 11.8

   Safety climate

10.0

70.4

37.2 ± 11.4

   Job satisfaction

11.1

83.3

42.1 ± 12.9

   Perception of management

14.7

92.9

45.2 ± 13.9

   Working conditions

9.3

77.3

31.8 ± 13.5

Safety behaviors Good collaboration with:

   

   nurses

46.7

98.0

71.1 ± 10.4

   physicians

21.2

97.5

60.0 ± 13.4

   pharmacists

18.2

93.7

52.4 ± 16.0

Administrators encouraged reporting adverse events

33.3

100.0

77.3 ± 10.5

Managers prioritized safety training

31.3

100.0

70.0 ± 11.6

Service delays due to communication breakdowns were common

0.0

71.4

18.4 ± 8.3

  1. The minimum, maximum, and mean percentage of hospital employees holding positive attitude to each SAQ-C dimension and additional measures of their hospitals' safety efforts.