From: Can patient and family education prevent medical errors? A descriptive study
Total, n = 113 | PFE experience | P | |||||
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With, n = 58 | Without, n = 55 | ||||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
Age, years | |||||||
≤ 39 | 43 | 38.1 | 20 | 34.5 | 23 | 41.8 | 0.319 |
40–49 | 47 | 41.6 | 23 | 39.7 | 24 | 43.6 | |
≥ 50 | 23 | 20.4 | 15 | 25.9 | 8 | 14.5 | |
Career duration of Patient Safety Officer, years | |||||||
< 1 | 19 | 22.1 | 4 | 8.2 | 15 | 40.5 | 0.001** |
1–3 | 18 | 20.9 | 11 | 22.4 | 7 | 18.9 | |
≥ 3 | 49 | 57.0 | 34 | 69.4 | 15 | 40.5 | |
The most effective method of PFE | |||||||
Speak up | 54 | 47.8 | 28 | 48.3 | 26 | 47.3 | 0.345 |
Face-to-face | 42 | 37.2 | 23 | 39.7 | 19 | 34.5 | |
Campaign | 6 | 5.3 | 4 | 6.9 | 2 | 3.6 | |
Media | 11 | 9.7 | 3 | 5.2 | 8 | 14.5 |