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Table 1 Participants’ demographic characteristics

From: Quality of care and patient safety at healthcare institutions in Oman: quantitative study of the perspectives of patients and healthcare professionals

Patients

Healthcare Professionals

 

n

%

  

n

%

Hospital

A

218

59.4

Hospital

A

65

46.4

B

149

40.6

B

75

53.6

   

Profession

Nurse

84

60.0

   

Physician

56

40.0

Age in (years)

< 30

119

35.6

Age in (years)

< 30

28

24.6

30–40

94

28.1

30–40

59

51.8

> 40

121

36.2

> 40

27

23.7

Gender

Female

210

58.5

Gender

Female

105

75.5

Male

149

41.5

Male

34

24.5

Ethnicity

Omani

332

93.0

Ethnicity

Omani

72

51.8

Non-Omani

25

7.0

Non-Omani

67

48.2

Living

Alone

39

11.3

Position

Clinician

84

78.5

With family

305

88.7

Management

4

3.7

Education

Post-secondary school education

140

40.0

Both

19

17.8

Basic level of education

210

60.0

Work experience

< 8 years

41

34.2

Occupational status

Un-employed

154

43.9

8–15 years

44

36.7

Employed

159

45.3

> 15 year

35

29.2

Retiree

38

10.8

Education

Diploma/resident

60/13

71.4/27.1

   

Bachelor/specialist

23/34

27.4/70.8

   

Master/adjunct

1/0

1.2/0

   

Ph.D./docent

0/1

0/2.1

Admission area

Medical

117

34.7

Work area

Medical

34

25.0

Surgical

156

46.3

Surgical

71

52.2

Obstetrics and gynaecology

64

19.0

Obstetrics and gynaecology

31

22.8

Hospital admission

Planned

132

37.7

    

Emergency

218

62.3

    

Reason of admission

Examination

47

13.3

    

Treatment

306

86.7

    

Stay duration

<=5 Days

192

67.6

    

> 5 Days

92

32.4