Table 1 The participants’ characteristics and HSOPSC* scores
Variables (no of participants) | Department 1 | Department 2 | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
Participants’ characteristics | |||
Male / female (167) | 105 (83%)/21 (17%) | 33 (80%)/8 (20%) | ns (p = 0.64) |
Age (years) (169) | ns (p = 0.09) | ||
≤30 | 26 (20%) | 4 (10%) | |
31 – 40 | 31 (24%) | 6 (15%) | |
41 – 50 | 33 (25%) | 14 (36%) | |
51 – 60 | 33 (25%) | 12 (31%) | |
>60 | 7 (5%) | 3 (7%) | |
Profession (170) | p < 0.001 | ||
physician | 21 (16%) | 5 (13%) | |
registered nurse | 92 (71%) | 22 (55%) | |
auxiliary nurse | 16 (12%) | 2 (5%) | |
other | 1 (1%) | 11 (28%) | |
Length of service (years) (174) | ns (p = 0.86) | ||
≤1 | 13 (10% | 3 (7%) | |
1 – 5 | 35 (26% | 15 (37%) | |
6 – 10 | 40 (30%) | 8 (20%) | |
11 – 15 | 21 (16%) | 6 (15%) | |
16 – 20 | 7 (5%) | 2 (5%) | |
>20 | 17 (13%) | 7 (17%) | |
HSOPSC* | |||
Unit level – mean scores (SD) | 3.62 (0.42) | 3.90 (0.37) | p < 0.001 |
Unit level – mean proportion (%) of positive response (SD) | 59.8 (20.7) | 71.5 (18.4) | p = 0.001 |
Hospital level – mean (SD) | 3.35 (1.53) | 3.67 (0.53) | ns (p = 0.19) |
Hospital level – mean proportion (%) of positive response (SD) | 37.1 (26.4) | 62.6 (27.1) | p < 0.001 |
Patient safety grade – mean (SD) (154) | 3.40 (0.59) | 3.79 (0.50) | p = 0.002 |
No of events reported -mean (SD) (155) | 2.2 (1.2) | 1.6 (0.9) | p = 0.006 |