Table 1 Demographics and background information concerning the participants (N=223)
Variable name of demographic or background information | Values of the responders for the open-ended question (N=223): “The most common medication communication challenges in one’s own clinical environment”† | Values of the responders for the open-ended question (N=195): “Suggestions for communication enhancements in one’s own hospital to reduce medication incidents”† | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Valid N f (%) | Missing from valid N f (%) | Valid N f (%) | Missing from valid N f (%) | |
1. Location of working unit | n=223 | - | n=195 | - |
Within the hospital | 215 (96.4) | 187 (95.9) | ||
In the outpatient services that are off the hospital site, or the responder was responsible for several locations | 8 (3.6) | 8 (4.1) | ||
2. Unit type | n=223 | - | n=195 | - |
Inpatient unit | 121 (54.3) | 101 (51.8) | ||
Outpatient clinic or day surgery | 34 (15.2) | 32 (16.4) | ||
Intensive care unit, step down unit, operating room, or recovery room | 42 (18.8) | 38 (19.5) | ||
Elsewhere, or they were responsible for several units | 26 (11.7) | 24 (12.3) | ||
3. Position | n=221 | 2 (0.9) | n=194 | 1 (0.5) |
Not in management position | 173 (78.3) | 153 (78.5) | ||
Manager | 39 (17.7) | 34 (17.4) | ||
Middle manager or in a chief position | 9 (4.0) | 7 (3.6) | ||
4. Professional group | n=220 | 3 (1.3) | n=193 | 2 (1.0) |
Practical nurse | 5 (2.3) | 5 (2.6) | ||
Registered nurse | 171 (77.7) | 151 (77.4) | ||
Specialist nurse, clinical teacher, or patient safety officer | 6 (2.7) | 6 (3.1) | ||
Physician or a specialist physician | 19 (8.6) | 16 (8.2) | ||
Pharmacist | 16 (7.3) | 13 (6.7) | ||
Something else | 3 (1.4) | 2 (1.0) | ||
5. Clinical pharmacist available in the clinic | n=216 | 7 (3.1) | n=190 | 5 (2.6) |
No or not known | 41 (19.0) | 37 (18.9) | ||
Yes | 175 (81.0) | 153 (80.5) | ||
6. Work experience in current position in current organization | n=219 | 4 (1.7) | n=192 | 3 (1.5) |
0–5 years | 108 (49.3) | 95 (49.5) | ||
6–15 years | 75 (34.2) | 63 (32.8) | ||
≥16 years | 36 (16.4) | 34 (17.7) | ||
7. Work experience in current type of work altogether | n=220 | 4 (1.7) | n=192 | 3 (1.5) |
0–5 years | 64 (29.1) | 56 (29.2) | ||
6–15 years | 94 (42.7) | 81 (42.2) | ||
≥16 years | 62 (28.2) | 55 (28.6) | ||
8. Submitted a digital incident report himself/herself concerning medication error | n=221 | 2 (0.9) | n=194 | 1 (0.5) |
No | 23 (10.4) | 22 (11.3) | ||
Yes | 198 (89.6) | 172 (88.2) | ||
9. Perception of percentage of factual medication incidents that are entered into a digital incident register | n=222 | 1 (0.4) | n=193 | 2 (1.0) |
0–30 % | 89 (40.1) | 60 (31.1) | ||
40–60 % | 96 (43.2) | 85 (44.0) | ||
70–100 % | 37 (16.7) | 48 (24.9) | ||
10. Regularity in analysis of incident reports with staff by manager or patient safety specialist | n=220 | 3 (1.3) | n=192 | 3 (1.5) |
At least monthly | 136 (61.8) | 117 (60.9) | ||
Once or a few times per year | 72 (32.7) | 62 (31.9) | ||
Never analyzed together, or not known | 12 (5.5) | 13 (6.7) | ||
11. Perception that sufficient information is available concerning the developments generated based on the incident reports | n=222 | 1 (0.4) | n=193 | 2(1.0) |
Not sufficient or irrelevant in this area of responsibility | 99 (44.6) | 81 (42.0) | ||
Sufficient | 123 (55.4) | 112 (58.0) | ||
12. Years the current digital medication management system has been in use in the clinical area | n=211 | 12 (5.4) | n=185 | 10 (5.1) |
Not known | 45 (21.3) | 35 (17.9) | ||
Around one year or less | 26 (12.3) | 22 (11.3) | ||
Several years | 128 (60.7) | 116 (59.5) | ||
Old and new system are overlapping currently, while the clinical area is shifting to a new system | 12 (5.7) | 12 (6.2) | ||