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Table 4 Contributing factors a influencing no-harm incidents

From: Retrospective record review in proactive patient safety work – identification of no-harm incidents

Main category

n

Team factors, e.g. verbal and written communication

100

Task factors, e.g. availability and use of protocols, availability and use of test results

97

Work environmental factors, e.g. design, availability and maintenance of equipment, staffing levels and skills mix

23

Other/unknown

12

Individual (staff) factors, e.g. knowledge and skills, physical and mental health

7

Organizational and management factors, e.g. organizational structure, policy, standards and goals

4

Institutional context factors, e.g. economic and regulatory context

0

Total

243b

  1. a Modified from Vincent, Taylor-Adams & Stanhope, 1998 [30].
  2. b The number of contributing factors is higher than the number of no-harm incidents because the reviewers were allowed to choose more than one contributing factor for each no-harm incident.