Table 1 Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics and means of patient safety culture
Variables | Number | % | Patient safety culture | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | ||||
Gender | < 0.001 | |||
Male | 468 | 20.4 | 3.09 (0.33) | |
Female | 1827 | 79.6 | 3.19 (0.38) | |
Age | < 0.001 | |||
Below 30 years | 840 | 36.6 | 3.15 (0.34) | |
30–40 years | 1070 | 46.6 | 3.15 (0.37) | |
Above 40 years | 385 | 16.8 | 3.27 (0.42) | |
Education level | 0.191 | |||
Bachelor’s Degree | 1777 | 77.4 | 3.17 (0.37) | |
Masters or PhD Degree | 518 | 22.6 | 3.15 (0.35) | |
Work experience in nursing (years) | < 0.001 | |||
1–5 | 922 | 40.2 | 3.13 (0.34) | |
6–10 | 615 | 26.8 | 3.14 (0.37) | |
> 10 | 758 | 33.0 | 3.24 (0.39) | |
Work area | < 0.001 | |||
Critical care units | 533 | 23.2 | 3.22 (0.37) | |
Emergency department | 458 | 20.0 | 3.07 (0.31) | |
General wards | 1304 | 56.8 | 3.18 (0.38) | |
Size of hospital (number of bed) | < 0.001 | |||
< 200 | 856 | 37.3 | 3.21 (0.38) | |
200–500 | 1040 | 45.3 | 3.13 (0.36) | |
> 500 | 399 | 17.3 | 3.18 (0.36) | |
Hours worked per week | < 0.001 | |||
< 40 h | 422 | 18.4 | 3.11 (0.35) | |
40–60 | 1729 | 76.3 | 3.19 (0.38) | |
> 60 h | 144 | 6.3 | 3.07 (0.31) | |
Number of events reported (during the past 1 year) | < 0.001 | |||
No event reports | 1014 | 45.4 | 3.10 (0.33) | |
1–5 | 1058 | 46.1 | 3.19 (0.36) | |
> 5 | 196 | 8.5 | 3.42 (0.45) | |
Patient Safety Grade | < 0.001 | |||
Excellent | 191 | 8.3 | 3.40 (0.50) | |
Very good | 1014 | 44.2 | 3.23 (0.36) | |
Acceptable | 884 | 38.5 | 3.09 (0.29) | |
Poor | 179 | 7.8 | 3.01 (0.36) | |
Failing | 27 | 1.2 | 2.72 (0.51) | |