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Table 4 Results of the generalized estimating equations for the patient safety composite scores and respondent characteristics

From: Patient safety culture in Peking University Cancer Hospital in China: baseline assessment and comparative analysis for quality improvement

 

Patient safety grade

Number of events reported

OR (95%CI)

P

OR (95%CI)

P

Patient safety culture composites

 Supervisor/Manager expectations & actions promoting patient Safety

1.6 (1.1,2.4)

0.02

1.3 (1.0,1.7)

0.07

 Organizational learning-continuous improvement

2.1 (1.3,3.2)

0.001

0.9 (0.7,1.2)

0.51

 Teamwork within units

1.2 (0.9, 1.7)

0.22

0.9 (0.7,1.1)

0.34

 Communication openness

1.4 (1.0,2.0)

0.03

0.9(0.8,1.1)

0.50

 Feedback and communications about error

1.3(0.9,1.8)

0.09

1.0(0.8,1.3)

0.95

 Non-punitive response to error

1.1(0.8,1.4)

0.34

1.1(0.9,1.3)

0.23

 Staffing

1.2 (0.9,1. 6)

0.27

0.8 (0.7,0.9)

0.044

 Hospital management support for patient safety

2.0 (1.3,3.1)

0.001

1.4 (1.0,1.8)

0.024

 Hospital handoffs & transitions

2.3 (1.5,3.4)

< 0.001

0.7 (0.5,0.9)

0.006

 Teamwork across hospital units

0.8 (0.5,1.3)

0.42

0.9 (0.7,1.2)

0.37

Gender

 Male

1.1 (0.8,1.7)

0.55

1.3 (1.0,1.7)

0.088

 Female

1

 

1

 

Job category

 Doctor

1.8(0.6,5.2)

0.29

3.1(1.2,8.1)

0.019

 Nurse

1.0(0.3,2.8)

0.96

3.1(1.2,7.9)

0.020

 Technician

2.1 (0.8,5.8)

0.16

1.5 (0.6,3.8)

0.42

 Administrator

1

 

1

 

Work unit

 Medical

1.1 (0.6,2.1)

0.77

1.2 (0.8,1.8)

0.45

 Surgical

1.4 (0.8,2.5)

0.26

0.8 (0.5,1.1)

0.18

 ICU, operating room, anesthesiology

1.9(0.9,4.1)

0.11

0.4(0.3,0.7)

0.002

 Administration

2.2(0.8,6.0)

0.13

0.8(0.3,2.0)

0.64

 Diagnostic

1

 

1

 

Clinical department or not

 Yes

0.8 (0.5,1.3)

0.33

0.9 (0.6,1.4)

0.76

 No

1

 

1

 

Experience in current hospital (years)

 Less than 1

0.6 (0.2,1.5)

0.26

0.4 (0.2,0.7)

0.002

 1 to 5

0.6 (0.3,1.1)

0.11

0.9 (0.6,1.3)

0.55

 6 to 10

0.5 (0.3,0.9)

0.022

0.9 (0.6,1.3)

0.51

 11 to 15

0.4 (0.2,0.8)

0.008

0.9 (0.6,1.4)

0.67

 16 to 20

0.6 (0.3,1.2)

0.12

0.7 (0.5,1.2)

0.21

 21 years or more

1

 

1

 

Job involves direct contact with patients

 Yes

0.8 (0.5,1.2)

0.26

1.3 (1.0,1.9)

0.055

 No

1

 

1