Table 6 Levels of agreement: attitudinal comparisons by respondent groups towards safety skills acquired and RCA impact
Survey items | Group 1: Respondents who led or participated in RCA n=101 (%) | Group 2: Respondents who did not participate in or lead RCA n=127 (%) | All respondents n=228 (%) | Chi Square | |||||||||||
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Yes | Partly | No | Unsure | Yes | Partly | No | Unsure | Yes | Partly | No | Unsure | χ2 | Df | P | |
Did you have sufficient understanding/confidence by the end of the training to conduct a RCA? | 56 (55.4) | 24 (23.8) | 12 (11.9) | 6 (5.9) | 59 (46.5) | 39 (30.7) | 15 (11.8) | 8 (6.3) | 115 (49.6) | 63 (27.2) | 27 (11.6) | 14 (6.0) | 1.874 | 3 | 0.60 |
Have your work practices regarding safety and reporting errors changed since you attended the RCA training? | 53 (52.5) | 8 (7.9) | 33 (32.7) | 2 (2.0) | 47 (37.0) | 11 (8.7) | 59 (46.5) | 3 (2.4) | 100 (43.1) | 19 (8.2) | 92 (39.7) | 5 (2.2) | 5.786 | 3 | 0.122 |
Agree | Unsure | Disagree | Agree | Unsure | Disagree | Agree | Unsure | Disagree | χ2 | Df | P | ||||
Have you been able to apply the knowledge gained from your RCA training to your workplace? | 38 (37.6) | 3 (3.0) | 59 (58.4) | 46 (36.2) | 8 (6.3) | 73 (57.5) | 84 (36.8) | 11 (4.8) | 132 (57.9) | 1.327 | 2 | 0.515 | |||
Since undertaking RCA training do you think you are better trained in methods of dealing with incidents? | 84 (83.2) | 14 (13.9) | 3 (3.0) | 90 (70.9) | 33 (26.0) | 2 (1.6) | 174 (76.3) | 47 (20.6) | 5 (2.2) | 5.602 | 2 | 0.061 | |||
Since undertaking RCA training can you improve work processes for provision of safe clinical care? | 78 (77.2) | 20 (19.8) | 2 (2.0) | 77 (60.6) | 43 (33.9) | 4 (3.1) | 155 (68.0) | 63 (27.6) | 6 (2.6) | 6.574 | 2 | 0.037 | |||
Over the long term, will RCA training contribute to the advancement of safety in healthcare? | 85 (84.2) | 16 (15.8) | 0 (0.0) | 97 (76.4) | 26 (20.5) | 1 (0.8) | 182 (79.8) | 42 (18.4) | 1 (0.8) | 1.84 | 2 | 0.399 | |||
In general, did the RCA training provide you with the skills to be involved in or lead a RCA? | 78 (77.2) | 16 (15.8) | 7 (6.9) | 71 (55.9) | 39 (30.7) | 13 (10.2) | 149 (65.4) | 55 (24.1) | 20 (8.8) | 9.68 | 2 | 0.008 | |||