Table 3 Comparison between patient safety grade and number of events reported with patient safety culture composite scores (composites scored range from 1 to 5)
From: Baseline assessment of patient safety culture in public hospitals in Kuwait
| Â | Patient Safety Grade | Number of Events Reported | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sig. | Poor or Failing | Acceptable | Excellent/ Very Good | Sig. | No event reports | 1 to 5 event reports | > 5 events reported | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |||
Supervisor/manager expectations and actions promoting safety | a,b,c | 3.15 (0.88) | 3.62 (0.62) | 3.94 (0.56) | Â | 3.87 (0.60) | 3.85 (0.60) | 3.86 (0.61) |
Organizational Learning-Continuous Improvement | a,b,c | 3.39 (0.89) | 3.85 (0.61) | 4.16 (0.47) | a,b | 4.07 (0.54) | 4.10 (0.52) | 4.13 (0.55) |
Teamwork Within Hospital Units | a,b,c | 3.64 (0.92) | 3.96 (0.62) | 4.26 (0.49) | Â | 4.19 (0.56) | 4.19 (0.52) | 4.19 (0.58) |
Communication Openness | a,b,c | 2.59 (0.94) | 3.01 (0.83) | 3.46 (0.80) | a | 3.40 (0.83) | 3.31 (0.83) | 3.35 (0.86) |
Feedback and Communication About Errors | a,b,c | 2.87 (1.08) | 3.60 (0.83) | 4.10 (0.69) | a,c | 3.98 (0.78) | 3.97 (0.75) | 4.03 (0.76) |
Non-punitive Response to Error | b,c | 2.38 (0.84) | 2.44 (0.73) | 2.69 (0.74) | a,b | 2.66 (0.74) | 2.60 (0.76) | 2.60 (0.76) |
Staffing | b,c | 2.72 (0.62) | 2.80 (0.55) | 2.93 (0.55) | a,b | 2.92 (0.56) | 2.87 (0.54) | 2.84 (0.57) |
Hospital Management Support for Patient Safety | a,b,c | 2.68 (0.93) | 3.44 (0.69) | 3.96 (0.61) | a,b | 3.88 (0.69) | 3.80 (0.67) | 3.74 (0.78) |
Hospital Handoffs and Transitions | a,b,c | 2.92 (0.88) | 3.23 (0.75) | 3.56 (0.71) | a,b | 3.51 (0.71) | 3.47 (0.74) | 3.36 (0.80) |
Teamwork Across Hospital Units | a,b,c | 2.69 (0.85) | 3.20 (0.67) | 3.63 (0.63) | a,b,c | 3.56 (0.67) | 3.50 (0.67) | 3.44 (0.72) |
Patient Safety Grade a. Significant difference between “Poor or Failing” and “Acceptable” b. Significant difference between “Poor or Failing” and “Excellent/Very Good” c. Significant difference between “Acceptable” and “Excellent/Very Good” | Number of Events Reported a. Significant difference between “No events reported” and “1 to 5 events reported” b. Significant difference between “No events reported” and “>  5 events reported” c. Significant difference between “1 to 5 events reported” and “>  5 events reported” | |||||||