Table 5.
Respondents who participated in and led RCA investigations: reported barriers to RCA and extent to which recommendations were implemented (n=101)
| Survey item | Participants responding, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Generally speaking, were your recommendations implemented? (n=98) |
No |
Partly |
Yes |
Unsure |
|
| 1 (1.0) |
42 (41.6) |
41 (40.6) |
14 (13.9) |
||
|
Did you encounter the following barriers? |
Always |
Sometimes |
Unsure |
Occasionally |
Never |
| Unwilling colleagues (n=97) |
4 (4.1) |
29 (29.9) |
3 (3.1) |
18 (18.6) |
43 (44.3) |
| Unsupportive management (n=97) |
1 (1.0) |
12 (12.4) |
2 (2.1) |
11 (11.3) |
71 (73.2) |
| Lack of resources (n=95) |
6 (6.3) |
14 (14.7) |
11 (11.6) |
33 (34.7) |
31 (32.6) |
| Lack of time (n=99) |
17 (17.2) |
37 (37.4) |
0 (0.0) |
25 (25.3) |
20 (20.2) |
| Interference from internal/external sources (n=96) |
2 (2.1) |
16 (16.7) |
8 (8.3) |
12 (12.5) |
58 (60.4) |
| Difficulty with RCA teams (n=93 |
1 (1.1) |
3 (3.2) |
10 (10.8) |
12 (12.9) |
67 (72.0) |
| Lack of feedback and data (n=94 |
6 (6.4) |
13 (13.8) |
7 (7.4) |
23 (24.5) |
45 (47.9) |
| Inter-professional differences (n=97) |
2 (2.1) |
28 (28.9) |
3 (3.1) |
26 (26.8) |
38 (39.2) |
| Mean for all barriers (%) | 5.1% | 19.8% | 5.7% | 20.8% | 48.6% |