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. 2011 Apr;46(2):596–616. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2010.01204.x

Table 2.

Relationship of Patient Safety Climate to Readmission Rates for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI), Heart Failure (HF), and Pneumonia (PNA)

AMI HF PNA
Senior management engagement 0.0804** 0.0744* 0.0264
(0.0157–0.145) (−0.0125 to 0.161) (−0.0587 to 0.112)
Organizational resources 0.0642* 0.0705 0.0395
(−0.00274 to 0.131) (−0.0220 to 0.163) (−0.0367 to 0.116)
Overall emphasis on safety 0.0968*** 0.113*** 0.0476
(0.0336–0.160) (0.0342–0.191) (−0.0389 to 0.134)
Problem responsiveness 0.0853** 0.0903* 0.017
(0.00805–0.163) (−0.0141 to 0.195) (−0.0702 to 0.104)
Unit safety norms 0.186*** 0.259*** 0.0193
(0.0914–0.281) (0.104–0.414) (−0.134 to 0.172)
Unit recognition and support 0.0345 0.0599 0.0263
(−0.0288 to 0.0978) (−0.0123 to 0.132) (−0.0466 to 0.0991)
Unit manager support 0.0506 0.0344 0.0201
(−0.0253 to 0.126) (−0.0541 to 0.123) (−0.0532 to 0.0934)
Collective learning 0.116** 0.160*** 0.0454
(0.00770 to 0.225) (0.0429 to 0.278) (−0.0724 to 0.163)
Psychological safety 0.0644 0.0602 0.011
(−0.0578 to 0.187) (−0.0597 to 0.180) (−0.0900 to 0.112)
Fear of shame 0.0126 −0.0827 0.0831
(−0.213 to 0.238) (−0.277 to 0.111) (−0.0837 to 0.250)
Fear of blame 0.051 0.106*** 0.0611*
(−0.0158 to 0.118) (0.0365 to 0.176) (−0.00182 to 0.124)
Provision of safe care −0.0138 0.0067 0.02
(−0.0831 to 0.0555) (−0.0708 to 0.0842) (−0.0456 to 0.0857)
Overall 0.123** 0.160** 0.0715
(0.0164 to 0.229) (0.0210–0.299) (−0.0689 to 0.212)

Note. Values represent standardized β coefficients; 95% confidence interval in parentheses. Models adjusted for census region where the hospital is located and whether the hospital was for-profit, nonprofit, or government owned.

***

p<.01;

**

p<.05;

*

p<.1.