Table 2.
Positive answers for each item of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture
| Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Dimensions and items |
Total of responses* | Positive responses (average% positive)† |
| Dimension 1—teamwork within units | ||
| A1 | 5668 | 4770 (84.2) |
| A3 | 5653 | 4660 (82.4) |
| A4 | 5662 | 4967 (87.7) |
| A11 | 5633 | 3643 (64.7) |
| Dimension 2—expectations and actions promoting patient safety | ||
| B1 | 5612 | 4308 (76.8) |
| B2 | 5606 | 4424 (78.9) |
| B3R | 5578 | 2985 (53.5) |
| B4R | 5578 | 4283 (76.8) |
| Dimension 3—organisational learning—continuous improvement | ||
| A6 | 5597 | 4870 (87.0) |
| A9 | 5577 | 4589 (82.3) |
| A13 | 5543 | 4388 (79.2) |
| Dimension 4—management support for patient safety | ||
| F1 | 5615 | 4885 (87.0) |
| F8 | 5606 | 4999 (89.2) |
| F9R | 5587 | 3307 (59.2) |
| Dimension 5—feedback and communication about errors | ||
| C1 | 5537 | 4014 (72.5) |
| C3 | 5555 | 3899 (70.2) |
| C5 | 5566 | 4476 (80.4) |
| Dimension 6—frequency of events reported | ||
| D1 | 5436 | 3960 (72.8) |
| D2 | 5425 | 3804 (70.1) |
| D3 | 5399 | 4063 (75.3) |
| Dimension 7—overall perceptions of patients’ safety | ||
| A10R | 5408 | 2889 (53.4) |
| A15 | 5433 | 3030 (55.8) |
| A17R | 5450 | 3743 (68.7) |
| A18 | 5464 | 4429 (81.1) |
| Dimension 8—communication openness | ||
| C2 | 5484 | 4240 (77.3) |
| C4 | 5481 | 2670 (48.7) |
| C6R | 5486 | 2783 (50.7) |
| Dimension 9—teamwork across units | ||
| F2R | 5499 | 2723 (49.5) |
| F4 | 5519 | 3631 (65.8) |
| F6R | 5499 | 3586 (65.2) |
| F10 | 5506 | 4026 (73.1) |
| Dimension 10—staffing | ||
| A2 | 5543 | 2171 (39.2) |
| A5R | 5433 | 2157 (39.7) |
| A7R | 5324 | 2440 (45.8) |
| A14R | 5453 | 2224 (40.8) |
| Dimension 11—handoffs and transitions | ||
| F3R | 5306 | 3139 (59.2) |
| F5R | 5286 | 3293 (62.3) |
| F7R | 5268 | 2984 (56.6) |
| F11R | 5267 | 3466 (65.8) |
| Dimension 12—non-punitive response to error | ||
| A8R | 5441 | 2360 (43.4) |
| A12R | 5427 | 2428 (44.7) |
| A16R | 5412 | 1289 (23.8) |
| E1‡ | 5506 | 4521 (82.1) |
| G1§ | 5366 | 2184 (40.7) |
Bold: Higher and lower scores. Item classification is available in the SOPS Hospital Survey Items and Composite (available from https://www.ahrq.gov).
*Total responses excluding missing responses.
†Total responses strongly agree and agree for items with a positive statement and strongly disagree and disagree for items with a negative statement, identified with an R next to the item number.
‡Positive responses: excellent and very good.
§Positiveonline supplemental file 1 responses: all alternatives, except none.