Patient Safety Culture Dimensions | Staff groups | |||
Managers | Bachelor’s degree | Upper secondary school education/ assistants | F (df), p value | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
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1. Teamwork | 4.33 (0.34) | 4.04 (0.61) | 4.04 (0.67) | 2.94 (2, 450) = 0.06a,b* |
2. Staffing | 3.56 (0.62) | 3.25 (0.70) | 3.24 (0.59) | 3.24 (2, 444) = 0.04a,b* |
3. Compliance with procedures | 3.78 (0.60) | 3.64 (0.69) | 3.62 0.71) | 0.70 (2, 447) = 0.50 |
4. Training and skills | 3.77 (0.61) | 3.36 (0.71) | 3.53 (0.70) | 5.52 (2, 448) < 0.01a**,b* |
5. Nonpunitive response to mistakes | 4.07 (0.84) | 3.77 (0.72) | 3.75 (0.72) | 2.49 (2, 437) = 0.08a,b* |
6. Handoffs | 4.33 (0.53) | 3.85 (0.66) | 4.00 (0.61) | 8.37 (2, 446) < 0.01a,b**, c* |
7. Feedback and communication about incidents | 4.40 (0.42) | 4.04 (0.64) | 4.13 (0.60) | 4.94 (2, 439) < 0.01a**,b* |
8. Communication openness | 4.30 (0.48) | 3.78 (0.72) | 3.76 (0.69) | 7.97 (2, 445) < 0.01a,b** |
9. Supervisor expectations and actions promoting patient safety | 4.23 (0.54) | 4.21 (0.73) | 4.23 (0.68) | 0.03 (2, 444) = 0.97a,b** |
10. Management and organizational learning | 3.98 (0.52) | 3.53 (0.64) | 3.67 (0.62) | 7.10 (2, 427) < 0.01 a,b**,c* |