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Table 4 Described quality of collaboration and communication among 288 employees in five nursing homes, Norway, 2016

From: Patient safety culture in Norwegian nursing homes

Quality of collaboration and communication witha

Very low n (%)

Low n (%)

Adequate n (%)

High n (%)

Very High n (%)

N/Ab n

Physicians

5 (3)

13 (7)

40 (20)

62 (31)

81 (40)

54

Registered nurses

1 (0.4)

4 (2)

26 (10)

97 (39)

123 (49)

6

Nursing assistants

2 (1)

2 (1)

25 (10)

91 (36)

135 (53)

4

Health workers

2 (1)

3 (1)

39 (16)

109 (43)

98 (39)

5

Kitchen personnel

2(1)

12 (5)

56 (24)

88 (38)

73 (32)

24

Cleaning personnel

7 (3)

27 (12)

48 (21)

87 (37)

64 (28)

23

Laundry personnel

5 (3)

9 (5)

37 (19)

76 (38)

73 (37)

51

Administrative secretaries

2 (1)

9 (4)

51 (23)

85 (38)

77 (34)

25

Physio/Occupational therapists

15 (10)

23 (16)

35 (24)

35 (24)

40 (27)

98

Nursing home management

9 (4)

20 (8)

79 (32)

85 (35)

51 (21)

5

Municipal authorityc

5 (4)

15 (13)

45 (40)

34 (30)

14 (12)

129

Out-of-hours service

3 (2)

10 (7)

34 (25)

61 (45)

28 (21)

110

Ambulance staff

4 (3)

7 (5)

36 (24)

67 (45)

34 (23)

97

Hospital

3 (2)

4 (3)

41 (29)

60 (43)

32 (23)

103

  1. aThe study participants responded to the following question: “With respect to your experiences at this nursing home, use the scale to describe the quality of collaboration and communication that you have experienced with the following groups:”
  2. bNot Applicable. Proportions (%) in the table not including participants responding “Not Applicable”
  3. cMunicipal nursing home admission authority