Table 3 Comparison of the mean score of patient safety dimensions in the General and the COVID-19 ICU
Department | Patient safety dimensions | Shift handover method | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Paper-based shift handover | Electronic shift handover | |||
General ICU | Handover quality | 76.14 ± 9.937 | 92.64 ± 9.927 | 0.001 |
Handover efficiency | 57.00 ± 6.961 | 69.64 ± 6.172 | 0.001 | |
Error reduction | 55.93 ± 5.704 | 63.71 ± 6.474 | 0.05 | |
Handover time | 20.14 ± 3.255 | 25.93 ± 2.999 | 0.001 | |
COVID-19 ICU | Handover quality | 64.73 ± 10.694 | 91.40 ± 11.012 | 0.0001 |
Handover efficiency | 49.60 ± 9.257 | 68.93 ± 10.138 | 0.001 | |
Error reduction | 45.73 ± 8.084 | 65.67 ± 7.007 | 0.001 | |
Handover time | 17.33 ± 4.287 | 25.40 ± 3.089 | 0.001 | |