Table 6.
Correlation with the total scale and inter-correlations of the 10 dimensions
| Dimensions | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Teamwork Within Units |
1.00 |
0.63 |
0.37 |
0.33 |
0.31 |
0.28 |
0.10 |
0.05 |
0.24 |
0.27 |
0.52* |
| 2. Supervisor/Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety |
|
1.00 |
0.32 |
0.44 |
0.55 |
0.48 |
0.19 |
0.13 |
0.42 |
0.43 |
0.64* |
| 3. Organizational Learning—Continuous Improvement |
|
|
1.00 |
0.70 |
0.39 |
0.31 |
0.07 |
−0.04 |
0.20 |
0.32 |
0.41* |
| 4. Management Support for Patient Safety |
|
|
|
1.00 |
0.77 |
0.47 |
0.16 |
0.08 |
0.40 |
0.46 |
0.53* |
| 5. Overall Perceptions of Patient Safety |
|
|
|
|
1.00 |
0.72 |
0.25 |
0.15 |
0.47 |
0.53 |
0.63* |
| 6. Feedback & Communication About Error |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.18 |
0.42 |
0.43 |
0.65* |
| 7. Communication Openness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
0.67 |
0.26 |
0.14 |
0.48* |
| 8. Nonpunitive Response to Errors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.00 |
0.57 |
0.09 |
0.40* |
| 9. Teamwork Across Units |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1.00 |
0.56 |
0.59* |
| 10. Staffing | 1.00 | 0.60* |
*All correlations are significant at P < 0.001.