Table 6 Benchmarking Percent Positive on Survey Composites from Kuwait against those in US, Lebanon and KSA
From: Baseline assessment of patient safety culture in public hospitals in Kuwait
Composite | Kuwait | Benchmark US | Benchmark Lebanon | Benchmark KSA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teamwork within units | 89.7% | 81% | ☑ | 82.3% | ☑ | 78.50% | ▣ |
Supervisor/manager expectations and actions promoting patient safety | 77.0% | 76% | ☑ | 66.4% | ▣ | 60.60% | ▣ |
Organizational learning-continuous improvement | 86.1% | 73% | ▣ | 78.3% | ☑ | 79.60% | ☑ |
Management Support for Patient Safety | 77.7% | 72% | ☑ | 78.4% | ☑ | 71.40% | ☑ |
Overall perception of patient safety | 60.5% | 66% | ☑ | 72.5% | ▣ | 58.20% | ☑ |
Feedback and communication about error | 70.6% | 67% | ☑ | 68.1% | ☑ | 63.30% | ☑ |
Communication openness | 47.2% | 62% | ▣ | 57.3% | ▣ | 42.90% | ☑ |
Frequency of events reported | 58.8% | 66% | ☑ | 68.2% | ☑ | 59.40% | ☑ |
Teamwork across hospital units | 63.8% | 61% | ☑ | 56.0% | ☑ | 61.60% | ☑ |
Staffing | 39.6% | 55% | ▣ | 36.8% | ☑ | 35.10% | ☑ |
Hospital handoffs and transitions | 61.9% | 47% | ▣ | 49.7% | ▣ | 51.50% | ▣ |
Non-punitive response to error | 27.6% | 44% | ▣ | 24.3% | ☑ | 26.80% | ☑ |