Table 3 Characteristics of P&Fs “willing” and “not willing” to become auditors as shown from the bivariate analysis
From: Patients and relatives as auditors of safe practices in oncology and hematology day hospitals
Willing to audit (> = 3 safe practices) | Not willing to audit (< 3 safe practices) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age: mean (sd) | ||||
57.1 (14.1) | 57.8 (12.8) | 0.799 | ||
Gender: n (%) | ||||
Female | 52 (72.2) | 20 (27.8) | 0.101 | |
Male | 54 (84.4) | 10 (15.6) | ||
Education: n (%) | ||||
Basic level | 51 (78.5) | 14 (21.5) | 0.821 | |
Medium level | 26 (81.2) | 6 (18.8) | ||
High level | 27 (75.0) | 9 (21.8) | ||
Type of participants: n (%) | ||||
Companions | 36 (78.3) | 10 (21.7) | 0.949 | |
Patients | 70 (77.8) | 20 (22.2) | ||
Type of treatment: n (%) | ||||
Chemotherapy | 80 (79.2) | 21 (20.8) | 0.637 | |
Transfusion | 26 (74.3) | 9 (25.7) | ||
Healthcare professional n (%) | ||||
Yes | 10 (71.4) | 4 (28.6) | 0.509 | |
No | 81 (78.6) | 22 (21.4) | ||
Number of day hospital visits: mean (sd) | ||||
10.5 (9.6) | 7.3 (5.9) | 0.030 | ||
Number of hospital stays mean (sd) | ||||
1.03 (1.37) | 0.9 (0.76) | 0.217 | ||
Adverse events: n (%) | ||||
Yes | 21 (70) | 9 (30) | 0.318 | |
No | 85 (80.1) | 21 (19.8) | ||
General perception of hospital safety: n (%) | ||||
Totally safe | 51 (85) | 9 (15) | 0.075 | |
All other categories | 55 (73.3) | 20 (26.7) | ||