Table 1 Description of the sample
From: The aftermath of adverse events in Spanish primary care and hospital health professionals
PRIMARY CARE (N = 610) | HOSPITAL (N = 477) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
Professional group | ||||
Doctors | 332 | 54.4 | 209 | 43.8 |
Nurses | 265 | 43.4 | 230 | 48.2 |
Other | 13 | 2.1 | 38 | 7.9 |
Age (years) | ||||
<30 | 10 | 1.6 | 21 | 4.4 |
31-50 | 310 | 50.8 | 280 | 58.7 |
51-70 | 287 | 47.0 | 172 | 36.1 |
DK/NR | 3 | 0.5 | 4 | 0.8 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 151 | 24.8 | 145 | 30.4 |
Female | 451 | 73.9 | 326 | 68.3 |
DK/NR | 8 | 1.3 | 6 | 1.3 |
Professional experience (years) | ||||
<1 - 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 14 | 2.9 |
>3 | 603 | 98.9 | 460 | 96.4 |
DK/NR | 4 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.6 |
Frequency of patient safety incidents | ||||
Reports of safety incidents (near misses) | 465 | 76.2 | 439 | 92.0 |
Reports of serious adverse events for one or more patients | 287 | 47.0 | 341 | 75.4 |
Service (department/unit, etc.) | ||||
Medical | -- | 185 | 38.8 | |
Surgical | -- | 92 | 19.3 | |
Central | -- | 82 | 17.2 | |
Other | -- | 105 | 22.0 | |
DK/NR | -- | 13 | 2.7 | |
DK/NR: Do not know or no response | ||||