Table 3. Distribution of positive responses to the 12 safety dimensions assessed through the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture according to the type of care provided to patients, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, 2022.
Patient safety dimensions | Tipo de Care (%) | p value* | |
---|---|---|---|
Direct | Indirect | ||
1 - Teamwork within units | 62.6 | 62.3 | 0.5256 |
2 - Supervisor/manager expectations and actions promoting patient safety | 65.7 | 74 | 0.2086 |
3 - Organizational learning—continuous improvement | 56 | 62 | 0.0033 |
4 - Management support for patient safety | 42.3 | 53.5 | 0.497 |
5 - Overall perceptions of patient safety | 45.2 | 43 | 0.1183 |
6 - Feedback and communication about error | 48.6 | 58.3 | 0.8998 |
7 - Communication openness | 55.7 | 63.8 | 0.7259 |
8 - Frequency of events reported | 53.9 | 54.9 | 0.8569 |
9 - Teamwork across units | 37.5 | 47.5 | 0.074 |
10 - Staffing | 34 | 31.1 | 0.0589 |
11 - Handoffs and transitions | 35.8 | 33.8 | 0.3574 |
12 - Nonpunitive response to error | 18.2 | 20.7 | 0.4737 |
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