Table 2 A descriptive summary after linking the patient safety culture (PSC) measures to the reported sentinel events variables
Variable | Sentinel Events | Percent Positive Response of Patient Safety Culture (PSC) Measures | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Reported Sentinel Events (%) | Number of Hospitals (%) | Positive Events Reported (PER) | Patient Overall Safety Grade (POSG) | Across 12 Domains | |
Bed Size | |||||
50–100 beds | 23 (11.79%) | 20 (22.47%) | 53.14% | 74.12% | 56.84% |
101–200 beds | 42 (21.54%) | 23 (25.84%) | 50.78% | 75.17% | 56.57% |
201–300 beds | 25 (12.82%) | 14 (15.73%) | 48.83% | 73.83% | 54.70% |
301–500 beds | 60 (30.77%) | 21 (23.6%) | 48.24% | 74.08% | 53.09% |
501 + beds | 45 (23.08%) | 11 (12.36%) | 53.70% | 73.90% | 56.32% |
Category of Contributory Factor | |||||
CF1: Communication and Information | 128 (65.64%) | 70 (78.65%) | 50.66% | 74.31% | 55.28% |
CF2: Staff Competency and Performance | 122 (62.56%) | 70 (78.65%) | 50.22% | 73.84% | 54.96% |
CF3: Process Issues | 121 (62.05%) | 70 (78.65%) | 50.44% | 73.68% | 55.14% |
CF4: Human Factors | 115 (58.97%) | 66 (74.16%) | 50.74% | 73.75% | 55.04% |
CF5: Manpower Planning Issues | 98 (50.26%) | 69 (77.53%) | 50.56% | 74.02% | 55.28% |
CF6: Leadership and Safety Culture | 83 (42.56%) | 55 (61.8%) | 50.13% | 74.06% | 55.05% |
CF7: Equipment / Technology | 47 (24.1%) | 38 (42.7%) | 49.83% | 73.72% | 54.58% |
CF8: Environmental Factors | 31 (15.9%) | 24 (26.97%) | 50.11% | 70.98% | 53.56% |
CF9: Others | 23 (11.79%) | 22 (24.72%) | 49.01% | 72.24% | 53.70% |
CF10: Not Categorized | 28 (14.36%) | 21 (23.6%) | 54.08% | 75.91% | 56.98% |
Level of Harm | |||||
Death | 132 (67.69%) | 72 (80.90%) | 49.89% | 73.65 | 54.83% |
Permanent Harm | 13 (6.67%) | 10 (11.24%) | 47.16% | 73.49 | 52.59% |
Severe temporary harm | 26 (13.33%) | 21 (23.60%) | 53.75% | 76.34 | 58.17% |
No Harm | 24 (12.31%) | 17 (19.10%) | 51.55% | 74.78 | 55.47% |
Total | |||||
Grand Total | 195 (100%) | 89 (100%) | 50.77% | 74.31% | 55.49% |