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Table 4 Characteristics and scores of the respondents

From: Evaluation of safety attitudes of hospitals and the effects of demographic factors on safety attitudes: a psychometric validation of the safety attitudes and safety climate questionnaire

Characteristics

N (%)

TW

SC

JC

SR

PM

WC

TOTAL

Sex

 male

566 (25.84%)

4.14 (0.61)

4.03 (0.57)

4.23 (0.65)

2.62 (1.06)

4.14 (0.65)

4.04 (0.67)

3.96 (0.50)

 female

1624 (74.16%)

4.22 (0.61)

4.09 (0.59)

4.26 (0.68)

2.85 (1.07)

4.22 (0.60)

4.04 (0.66)

4.04 (0.50)

p

 

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.457

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.882

< 0.05

Age

 < =30

863 (39.41%)

4.25 (0.59)

4.12 (0.58)

4.29 (0.66)

2.87 (1.07)

4.27 (0.60)

4.13 (0.65)

4.08 (0.50)

 31–50

1182 (53.97%)

4.19 (0.61)

4.06 (0.59)

4.23 (0.68)

2.73 (1.08)

4.17 (0.62)

4.00 (0.67)

4.00 (0.50)

 > =51

145 (6.62%)

3.96 (0.65)

3.93 (0.59)

4.14 (0.63)

2.79 (0.96)

4.03 (0.62)

3.88 (0.61)

3.87 (0.52)

p

 

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

Degree

 below bachelor

363 (16.70%)

4.08 (0.62)

3.97 (0.57)

4.16 (0.66)

2.81 (1.08)

4.13 (0.59)

3.95 (0.64)

3.94 (0.49)

 bachelor

1113 (51.20%)

4.21 (0.60)

4.09 (0.59)

4.26 (0.70)

2.90 (1.07)

4.21 (0.62)

4.05 (0.66)

4.04 (0.51)

 master

559 (25.71%)

4.25 (0.62)

4.11 (0.59)

4.29 (0.63)

2.64 (1.05)

4.22 (0.61)

4.08 (0.66)

4.04 (0.50)

 Dr./PhD

139 (6.39%)

4.23 (0.57)

4.09 (0.54)

4.21 (0.61)

2.40 (1.03)

4.23 (0.67)

4.01 (0.72)

3.98 (0.46)

p

 

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.118

< 0.05

< 0.05

Occupation

 physician

765 (35.11%)

4.29 (0.58)

4.14 (0.58)

4.29 (0.64)

2.73 (1.12)

4.25 (0.62)

4.10 (0.64)

4.06 (0.49)

 pharmacist

204 (9.36%)

3.99 (0.63)

3.91 (0.56)

4.17 (0.70)

2.58 (0.95)

4.08 (0.60)

3.85 (0.73)

3.87 (0.49)

 nurse

883 (40.52%)

4.21 (0.59)

4.09 (0.59)

4.23 (0.68)

2.95 (1.08)

4.22 (0.60)

4.07 (0.64)

4.04 (0.51)

 technician

291 (13.36%)

4.10 (0.64)

3.97 (0.57)

4.25 (0.68)

2.63 (0.96)

4.12 (0.65)

3.94 (0.70)

3.93 (0.51)

 other

36 (1.65%)

4.31 (0.49)

4.19 (0.48)

4.26 (0.55)

2.65 (1.00)

4.31 (0.52)

4.08 (0.61)

4.07 (0.42)

p

 

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.151

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

Function

 dean

48 (2.22%)

4.25 (0.58)

4.06 (0.54)

4.33 (0.60)

3.10 (1.14)

4.28 (0.53)

4.02 (0.58)

4.07 (0.45)

 head nurse

61 (2.82%)

4.21 (0.65)

4.08 (0.53)

4.30 (0.68)

2.99 (1.05)

4.23 (0.56)

4.13 (0.58)

4.08 (0.50)

 staff

1943 (89.79%)

4.21 (0.60)

4.08 (0.59)

4.26 (0.67)

2.80 (1.08)

4.20 (0.61)

4.04 (0.67)

4.02 (0.50)

 other

112 (5.17%)

4.13 (0.67)

4.04 (0.62)

4.12 (0.67)

2.48 (0.90)

4.19 (0.64)

4.02 (0.64)

3.94 (0.53)

p

 

0.603

0.901

0.127

< 0.05

0.883

0.718

0.243

Technical title

 none

222 (10.26%)

4.18 (0.64)

4.07 (0.57)

4.22 (0.68)

2.92 (1.11)

4.25 (0.62)

4.12 (0.66)

4.04 (0.52)

 junior

902 (41.70%)

4.25 (0.58)

4.13 (0.57)

4.31 (0.65)

2.80 (1.06)

4.25 (0.60)

4.10 (0.66)

4.07 (0.49)

 intermediate

720 (33.29%)

4.13 (0.63)

4.01 (0.62)

4.17 (0.70)

2.74 (1.07)

4.13 (0.62)

3.96 (0.66)

3.95 (0.51)

 sub-senior

216 (9.99%)

4.25 (0.54)

4.08 (0.53)

4.26 (0.63)

2.75 (1.10)

4.20 (0.60)

4.03 (0.67)

4.02 (0.49)

 senior

103 (4.76%)

4.18 (0.62)

4.05 (0.57)

4.30 (0.66)

2.89 (1.06)

4.17 (0.63)

4.02 (0.64)

4.02 (0.51)

p

 

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.198

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

Years in unit

 < 3y

586 (26.79%)

4.22 (0.63)

4.09 (0.58)

4.29 (0.66)

2.73 (1.05)

4.26 (0.61)

4.12 (0.66)

4.05 (0.50)

 3-12y

1149 (52.54%)

4.21 (0.59)

4.08 (0.58)

4.24 (0.68)

2.79 (1.08)

4.19 (0.61)

4.03 (0.66)

4.02 (0.50)

  > 12y

452 (20.67%)

4.15 (0.62)

4.03 (0.59)

4.23 (0.67)

2.86 (1.08)

4.16 (0.62)

3.97 (0.66)

3.99 (0.51)

p

 

0.159

0.194

0.247

0.146

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.156

Years at hospital

 < 3y

446 (20.68%)

4.25 (0.65)

4.13 (0.60)

4.33 (0.68)

2.72 (1.01)

4.31 (0.62)

4.16 (0.67)

4.08 (0.51)

 3-12y

1144 (53.04%)

4.22 (0.57)

4.08 (0.57)

4.24 (0.65)

2.81 (1.09)

4.18 (0.60)

4.03 (0.66)

4.02 (0.49)

  > 12y

567 (26.29%)

4.12 (0.64)

4.01 (0.60)

4.20 (0.70)

2.83 (1.07)

4.14 (0.62)

3.95 (0.65)

3.97 (0.52)

p

 

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

0.224

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

Weekly work time

 < =40 h

270 (12.48%)

4.18 (0.61)

4.06 (0.55)

4.26 (0.68)

2.82 (0.95)

4.25 (0.59)

4.18 (0.64)

4.04 (0.49)

 40-48 h

1479 (68.34%)

4.19 (0.61)

4.07 (0.59)

4.26 (0.67)

2.81 (1.09)

4.21 (0.61)

4.03 (0.67)

4.02 (0.51)

  > =56 h

415 (19.18%)

4.23 (0.58)

4.09 (0.57)

4.21 (0.66)

2.68 (1.11)

4.15 (0.64)

3.99 (0.65)

3.99 (0.49)

p

 

0.372

0.772

0.382

0.069

0.095

< 0.05

0.373

Participation in training

 yes

1465 (67.64%)

4.27 (0.58)

4.14 (0.57)

4.30 (0.65)

2.86 (1.08)

4.25 (0.59)

4.11 (0.63)

4.08 (0.49)

 no

701 (32.36%)

4.05 (0.64)

3.95 (0.59)

4.13 (0.70)

2.65 (1.05)

4.09 (0.65)

3.89 (0.70)

3.89 (0.51)

p

 

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

< 0.05

  1. TW means teamwork climate, SC means safety climate, JS means job satisfaction, SR means stress recognition, PM means perception of management, WC means work conditions, TOTAL means total scale. h means hour, m means month, y means year