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Table 6 Barriers to carrying out action points

From: Residents' intentions and actions after patient safety education

Level, n (%)

Barrier

Mentioned, n (%)

Individual Professional,

25 (26%)

Doubts about usefulness/Loss of motivation

6 (6%)

 

Action point forgotten

5 (5%)

 

Don't want to be initiator for changes

5 (5%)

 

Experienced no problems anymore

4 (4%)

 

Hard to break through routines/People are fallible

4 (4%)

 

Formulation of action point was demanded

1 (1%)

Social context,

33 (35%)

Impeding attitude colleagues

16 (16%)

 

Hierarchy/Dependency on supervisors

10 (10%)

 

Poor communication with colleagues

4 (4%)

 

Poor accessibility of colleagues

3 (3%)

Organizational Context,

40 (43%)

High work-pressure

18 (18%)

 

Switching of work stations

10 (10%)

 

Hugeness of organization/Bureaucracy

7 (7%)

 

ICT problems/Limited user-friendliness of reporting system

3 (3%)

 

Residents' short working period at a department

2 (2%)