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Table 6 Correlation with the total scale and inter-correlations of the 10 dimensions

From: Hospital survey on patient safety culture in China

Dimensions

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Total

1. Teamwork Within Units

1.00

0.63

0.37

0.33

0.31

0.28

0.10

0.05

0.24

0.27

0.52*

2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety

 

1.00

0.32

0.44

0.55

0.48

0.19

0.13

0.42

0.43

0.64*

3. Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement

  

1.00

0.70

0.39

0.31

0.07

−0.04

0.20

0.32

0.41*

4. Management Support for Patient Safety

   

1.00

0.77

0.47

0.16

0.08

0.40

0.46

0.53*

5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety

    

1.00

0.72

0.25

0.15

0.47

0.53

0.63*

6. Feedback & Communication About Error

       

0.18

0.42

0.43

0.65*

7. Communication Openness

       

0.67

0.26

0.14

0.48*

8. Nonpunitive Response to Errors

       

1.00

0.57

0.09

0.40*

9. Teamwork Across Units

        

1.00

0.56

0.59*

10. Staffing

         

1.00

0.60*

  1. *All correlations are significant at P < 0.001.