Table 2.

Mean subscale scores, correlation with patient safety grade and intercorrelations between the eight subscales (Pearson correlation coefficient r)

Dimension	Mean	SD	Correlation with patient safety grade	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1 Handover and teamwork	3.84	0.48	0.28
2 Support and fellowship	3.93	0.47	0.23	0.28
3 Communication openness	3.97	0.50	0.32	0.30	0.57
4 Feedback about en learning from error	4.03	0.61	0.34	0.23	0.36	0.38
5 Intention to report events	3.87	0.88	0.12	0.14	0.03	0.04	0.24
6 Adequate procedures and adequate staffing	3.83	0.49	0.41	0.39	0.41	0.60	0.29	0.01
7 Overall perceptions of safety	3.66	0.51	0.34	0.30	0.40	0.32	0.36	0.04	0.40
8 Supervisor/manager expectations/actions	3.81	0.52	0.26	0.30	0.49	0.51	0.30	0.05	0.44	0.52