From: Can patient and family education prevent medical errors? A descriptive study
Total, n = 129 | Patient, n = 58 | Family, n = 71 | P | ||||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Age, years | |||||||
≤ 39 | 45 | 34.9 | 16 | 27.6 | 29 | 40.8 | 0.079 |
40–49 | 29 | 22.5 | 11 | 19.0 | 18 | 25.4 | |
≥ 50 | 55 | 42.6 | 31 | 53.4 | 24 | 33.8 | |
OPE (y) | 104 | 80.6 | 53 | 91.4 | 51 | 71.8 | 0.007** |
IPE (y) | 63 | 48.8 | 42 | 72.4 | 21 | 29.6 | 0.000*** |
Criteria for selecting hospital | |||||||
Large hospital | 24 | 18.6 | 13 | 22.4 | 11 | 15.5 | 0.631 |
Hospital with a famous doctor | 75 | 58.1 | 34 | 58.6 | 41 | 57.7 | |
Hospital near home | 10 | 7.8 | 4 | 6.9 | 6 | 8.5 | |
Hospital centred on patient safety | 20 | 15.5 | 7 | 12.1 | 13 | 18.3 | |
Is the hospital safe? (y) | 106 | 82.2 | 47 | 81.0 | 59 | 83.1 | 0.819 |
Education received at the hospital | |||||||
How to identify patients (y) | 81 | 62.8 | 39 | 67.2 | 42 | 59.2 | 0.366 |
Handwashing methods (y) | 73 | 56.6 | 35 | 60.3 | 38 | 53.5 | 0.478 |
How to prevent falls (y) | 82 | 63.6 | 38 | 65.5 | 44 | 62.0 | 0.718 |
Hospitalisation orientation (y) | 83 | 64.3 | 38 | 65.5 | 45 | 63.4 | 0.855 |
Take all your medicines to your doctor visit (y) | 72 | 55.8 | 31 | 53.4 | 41 | 57.7 | 0.722 |
Describe your medical condition (y) | 82 | 63.6 | 40 | 69.0 | 42 | 59.2 | 0.274 |
Participate in your care plan (y) | 76 | 58.9 | 36 | 62.1 | 40 | 56.3 | 0.560 |
Bring a list of questions to your doctor visits (y) | 37 | 28.7 | 12 | 20.7 | 25 | 35.2 | 0.081 |