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Table 1 Socio-demographic and professional characteristics of respondents in addition to frequency of events and patient safety grade

From: Patient safety culture in a large teaching hospital in Riyadh: baseline assessment, comparative analysis and opportunities for improvement

Characteristics

N

%

Gender

 Male

728

28.6%

 Female

1820

71.4%

Age (years)

 <30

854

33.7%

 30–45

1148

45.3%

 46–55

401

15.8%

 ≥55 years

133

5.2%

Degree classification

 Under high school

14

0.6%

 High school level

62

2.5%

 Diploma level

1082

43.6%

 Baccalaureate degree

966

38.9%

 Masters degree

124

5.0%

 Doctorate degree

112

4.5%

 Other

122

4.9%

Work area/unit where respondents spend most of their work time

 Many different hospital units/no specific unit

13

0.5%

 Administration

697

27.1%

 Medical

536

20.8%

 Surgical

503

19.6%

 Diagnostics

277

10.8%

 Other

545

21.2%

Respondents’ positions at the hospital

 Administration/Management

92

3.6%

 Attending/Staff physician

158

6.1%

 Dietician

46

1.8%

 Infection control practitioner/Coordinator/Nurse

13

0.5%

 Patient care assistant/Hospital aide/Care partner

45

1.8%

 Pharmacist

56

2.2%

 Physical, occupational, speech therapist

52

2.0%

 Physician assistant/Nurse practitioner

17

0.7%

 Registered nurse

1287

50.1%

 Resident physician/Physician in training

67

2.6%

 Respiratory therapist

10

0.4%

 Quality staff

23

0.9%

 Unit assistant/Clerk/Secretary

133

5.2%

 Technician (e.g., EKG, Lab, Radiology)

308

12.0%

 Other, please specify:

264

10.3%

Experience in current hospital (years)

  

 Less than 1 year

463

18.6%

 1 to 5 years

758

30.5%

 6 to 10 years

622

25.0%

 11 to 15 years

290

11.7%

 16 to 20 years

136

5.5%

 21 years or more

217

8.7%

Experience in current work area (years)

  

 Less than 1 year

436

17.3%

 1 to 5 years

986

39.1%

 6 to 10 years

528

20.9%

 11 to 15 years

245

9.7%

 16 to 20 years

159

6.3%

 21 years or more

168

6.7%

Job involves direct contact with patients

 Yes

1956

76.1%

 No

615

23.9%

Patient safety grade

  

 Excellent

507

20.6%

 Very good

1207

49.0%

 Acceptable

632

25.6%

 Poor

100

4.1%

 Failing

19

0.8%

Number of events reported

  

 No events

1275

52.7%

 1 to 2 event reports

677

28.0%

 3 to 5 event reports

315

13.0%

 6 to 10 event reports

84

3.5%

 11 to 20 event reports

36

1.5%

 21 event reports or more

34

1.4%