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. 2014 Dec 31;7(4):143–150. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v7n4p143

Table 1.

Mean point of different aspects of the patient safety culture in the emergency wards

Aspects of the patient safety culture ShahidHasheminejad Firouzgar HazratRasoulakram HazratFatemeh Farabi Razi Sina Children Medical Center Women Hospital Shariati Imam Khomeini HazratAliasghar P-Value
μ±δ μ±δ μ±δ μ±δ μ±δ μ±δ μ±δ μ±δ μ±δ μ±δ μ±δ μ±δ
Reporting errors pertinent to patient safety 0.87±3.22 0.84±2.88 0.79±3.1 0.72±3.03 1.00±3.48 1.26±3.86 0.69±3.19 0.59±3.54 0.74±3.37 0.65±2.98 0.69±3.22 0.58±2.75 0.13

Performance of the supervisors to improve patient safety 0.86±3.6 0.64±3.08 0.58±2.94 0.56±3.19 0.78±3.16 0.54±3.39 1.12±2.55 0.71±3.51 0.69±3.56 0.73±2.77 0.63±3.16 0.69±3.47 0

Teamwork attitude regarding patient safety in different wards 0.62±4.03 0.70±3.35 0.84±3.3 0.60±3.42 0.92±3.48 0.43±4.11 0.63±2.7 0.75±3.75 0.87±3.73 0.50±2.96 0.54±3.77 0.36±3.53 0

Training and permanent development regarding patient safety 0.64±3.8 0.53±3.63 0.71±3.28 0.68±3.43 0.79±3.15 0.63±3.86 1.07±3.29 0.66±3.67 0.89±3.59 0.74±3.31 0.66±3.6 0.73±3.88 0.112

Responses to reports of errors 0.87±3.78 0.86±3.42 0.61±3.3 0.77±2.97 0.70±3.35 0.62±2.71 1.15±2.76 0.95±2.98 1.03±3.34 0.74±2.6 0.90±3.15 0.84±3.33 0.009

Management support of patient safety measures 0.53±3.8 0.59±3.75 0.65±3.1 0.82±3.5 0.41±3.54 0.72±3.48 1.30±2.21 0.85±3.49 0.76±3.47 0.91±2.64 0.80±3.3 0.98±3.33 0

Emergency ward staff work load 0.66±2.84 0.56±2.3 0.68±2.18 0.67±2.71 0.51±2.46 0.44±2.79 0.49±1.79 0.65±2.35 0.59±2.32 0.82±2.05 0.82±2.03 0.73±2.66 0

Quality of the patient’s information shared by the wards 0.58±3.32 0.72±3.45 0.71±3.05 0.71±3.23 0.86±2.6 0.61±3.64 1.32±3.04 0.90±3.34 0.63±3.75 0.92±2.48 0.67±2.67 1.12±3.25 0

Open and transparent communications regarding the incidents 0.77±3.2 0.71±3.08 0.61±3.19 0.72±3.04 0.58±3.58 0.42±2.86 0.76±2.81 0.85±2.96 1.08±3.06 1.02±2.69 0.80±3.21 0.66±3.92 0.013

Non-punishing responses to errors 0.75±2.39 0.75±2.19 0.58±2.31 0.59±2.14 0.54±2.05 1.03±2.48 0.70±1.91 0.45±2.26 0.80±1.96 0.86±2.07 0.79±2.38 0.49±2.04 0.404

Teamwork among different wards 0.66±3.4 0.75±2.94 0.64±2.94 0.74±3.21 0.82±3.28 0.99±3.57 0.83±3.07 0.48±3.23 0.75±3.24 0.85±2.88 0.65±2.98 1.18±3.03 0.359

General perception of the patient safety among emergency ward staff 0.72±3.49 0.84±3.16 0.62±3.25 0.73±3.15 0.72±3.3 0.74±3.58 1.07±2.71 0.61±3.69 0.73±3.55 0.74±2.39 0.75±2.98 0.50±3.66 0

General status of the patient safety culture in emergency ward 0.40±3.41 0.42±3.1 0.39±3 0.36±3.08 0.30±3.12 0.46±3.36 0.59±2.67 0.35±3.23 0.51±3.25 0.41±2.65 0.35±3.04 0.40±3.24 0