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Table 2 Respondent characteristics, demographics and RCA training details

From: Training health care professionals in root cause analysis: a cross-sectional study of post-training experiences, benefits and attitudes

Characteristic

Participated or led RCA

Total

Chi-square

 

Yes n=101 (%)

No n=127 (%)

n=228 (%)

value

df

p-value

Training

      

When did you attend RCA training?

   

13.5

3

0.004

≤6 months ago

4 (4.0)

12 (9.4)

16 (7.0)

   

7-11 months ago

8 (7.9)

25 (19.7)

33 (14.5)

   

12-24 months ago

39 (38.6)

52 (40.9)

91 (39.9)

   

>24 months ago

50 (49.5)

38 (29.9)

88 (38.6)

   

What type of training did you receive?

   

0.486

2

0.784

NHS (in-house)

80 (79.2)

105 (82.7)

185 (81.1)

   

Tutor

14 (13.9)

14 (11.0)

28 (12.3)

   

Combination (e-learning, above, external)

7 (6.9)

8 (6.3)

15 (6.6)

   

How long was the training?

   

1.156

2

0.561

≤One day

88 (87.1)

115 (90.6)

203 (89.0)

   

1-2 days

12 (11.9)

10 (7.9)

22 (9.6)

   

>2 days

1 (1.0)

2 (1.6)

3 (1.3)

   

Demographics

      

Gender

   

1.097

1

0.295

Male

25 (24.8)

24 (18.9)

49 (21.5)

   

Female

75 (74.3)

101 (79.5)

176 (77.2)

   

Professional group

   

10.082

4

0.039

Nursing

45 (44.6)

54 (42.5)

99 (43.4)

   

Medical

8 (7.9)

6 (4.7)

14 (6.1)

   

Management

30 (29.7)

24 (18.9)

54 (23.7)

   

Pharmacy

7 (6.9)

20 (15.7)

27 (11.8)

   

Other

10 (9.9)

23 (18.1)

33 (14.5)

   

Healthcare setting

   

22.046

4

<0.001

Primary care

19 (18.8)

40 (31.5)

59 (25.9)

   

Acute sector

55 (54.5)

36 (28.3)

91 (39.9)

   

Mental health

13 (12.9)

22 (17.3)

35 (15.4)

   

NHS Board HQ

8 (7.9)

6 (4.7)

14 (6.1)

   

Other

5 (5.0)

22 (17.3)

27 (11.8)

   

Years experience in current job

   

5.181

3

0.159

≤5 years

25 (24.8)

25 (19.7)

50 (21.9)

   

6-10 years

22 (21.8)

17 (13.4)

39 (17.1)

   

11-15 years

13 (12.9)

16 (12.6)

29 (12.7)

   

>15 years

41 (40.6)

69 (54.3)

110 (48.2)