Table 3.

Average positive response rate for patient safety culture and internal consistency of the final model (11-factors, 36 items)

Dimensions	Num. Items	Percentage of positive responses patient safety culture (٪)	Mean±SD	Cronbach’s α	ICC	95% CI
Frequency of events reported	3	48.22	49.24 ± 19.61	0.80	0.79	0.72–0.86
Overall perceptions of patient safety	3	85.15	72.20 ± 21.38	0.86	0.88	0.80–0.95
Manager expectations & actions promoting patient safety	4	59.36	56.88 ± 19.65	0.81	0.90	0.83–0.97
Organizational learning	3	58.06	55.34 ± 20.75	0.63	0.85	0.77–0.92
Teamwork within units	4	79.63	64.19 ± 18.70	0.61	0.72	0.65–0.80
Feedback & communication about error	3	53.50	52.26 ± 17.97	0.74	0.79	0.72–0.86
Non-punitive response to errors	3	51.36	51.20 ± 18.13	0.84	0.73	0.66–0.81
Staffing	3	50.00	53.21 ± 20.79	0.72	0.86	0.78–0.93
Management support for patient safety	3	60.63	57.21 ± 19.57	0.77	0.83	0.75–0.90
Teamwork across units	3	64.80	58.30 ± 19.21	0.62	0.75	0.68–0.82
Handoffs & transitions	4	67.05	59.21 ± 19.83	0.73	0.78	0.70–0.85
Total	36	61.61	57.20 ± 19.59	0.79	0.82	0.75–0.89