Table 1 Socio-demographic and professional characteristics of respondents in addition to frequency of events and patient safety grade
From: Improving patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia (2012–2015): trending, improvement and benchmarking
N (%) | |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 398 (15.9%) |
Female | 2103 (84.1%) |
Age group | |
Below 30 year old | 925 (37.3%) |
Between 30 to 45 years old | 1152 (46.4%) |
Between 46 to 55 years old | 253 (10.2%) |
Above 55 years old | 151 (6.1%) |
Marital Status | |
Single | 851 (34.2%) |
Married | 1602 (64.4%) |
Divorced/ Separated | 16 (0.6%) |
Widowed | 13 (0.5%) |
Others | 6 (0.2%) |
Highest Education | |
Under High School Level | 2 (0.1%) |
High School Level | 7 (0.3%) |
Diploma Level | 836 (33.5%) |
Bachelor’s Degree | 1403 (56.2%) |
Master’s Degree | 127 (5.1%) |
Doctorate Degree | 102 (4.1%) |
Others | 19 (0.8%) |
Work Area | |
Many different hospital unit/No Specific Unit | 21 (0.8%) |
Administrative | 138 (5.4%) |
Medical | 1332 (51.9%) |
Surgical | 786 (30.6%) |
Diagnostics | 99 (3.9%) |
Other | 191 (7.4%) |
Staff Position | |
Administrator/Manager/Director | 47 (1.9%) |
Physician | 141 (5.6%) |
Specialist | 61 (2.4%) |
Coordinator | 10 (0.4%) |
Assistant/Aide | 39 (1.6%) |
Pharmacist | 36 (1.4%) |
Therapist | 1 (0%) |
Registered Nurse | 1969 (78.3%) |
Resident/PG/Intern | 64 (2.5%) |
Assistant/Clerk/Secretary/Facilitator | 28 (1.1%) |
Technician | 52 (2.1%) |
Other, please specify: | 67 (2.7%) |
Tenure in Profession | |
Less than 1 year | 133 (5.3%) |
1 to 5 years | 741 (29.6%) |
6 to 10 years | 809 (32.3%) |
11 to 15 years | 348 (13.9%) |
16 to 20 years | 222 (8.9%) |
21 years or more | 252 (10.1%) |
Hours worked per week | |
Less than 20 h per week | 25 (1%) |
20 to 39 h per week | 148 (6%) |
40 to 60 h per week | 2280 (92.9%) |
Contact with Patients | |
YES, I typically have direct interaction or contact with patients. | 2229 (90.9%) |
NO, I typically do NOT have direct interaction or contact with patients. | 224 (9.1%) |
Patient Safety Grade | |
A – Excellent | 495 (19.3%) |
B - Very Good | 1235 (48.1%) |
C – Acceptable | 650 (25.3%) |
D – Poor | 51 (2.0%) |
E – Failing | 5 (0.2%) |
Missing | 133 (5.2%) |
Frequency of Events | |
No event reports | 1352 (55.8%) |
1 to 2 event reports | 678 (28.0%) |
3 to 5 event reports | 257 (10.6%) |
6 to 10 event reports | 76 (3.1%) |
11 to 20 event reports | 30 (1.2%) |
21 event reports or more | 32 (1.3%) |
Missing | 144 (5.9%) |