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. 2014 Jul 15;6(6):96–104. doi: 10.5539/gjhs.v6n6p96

Table 2.

Relative and cumulative frequency, mean score and standard deviation of not reporting errors

M ± SD Disagree and Completely disagreement N(%) No opinion N(%) Agreement and Completely agreement N(%) Scope and phrase
Medical team scope 2.53 ± 0.66
Fear of patients legal pursue 221(69.1) 68(21.2) 31(9.6) 2.87 ± 0.97
Fear of position 214(66.9) 61(19.1) 45(14.1) 2.73 ± 1.01
Fear of in adequacy 205(63.9) 75(23.4) 41(12.8) 2.75 ± 1.01
Fear of patient’s blame and his family 175(54.8) 82(25.7) 62(19.4) 2.54 ± 1.08
Fear of colleague’s blame 171(51.3) 95(29.6) 55(17.1) 2.56 ± 1.10
Fear of amplify errors by colleagues 193(61) 79(24.6) 49(15.3) 2.70 ± 1.09
Fear of errors influence in their income and premium 155(48.6) 66(20.7) 98(30.7) 2.26 ± 1.20
Fear of negative attitudes against medical team’s member 150(45.0) 109(34.1) 61(19.0) 2.42 ± 1.06
Fear of distrust against one group of treatment 57(50.8) 87(27.1) 71(21.1) 2.41 ± 1.08
Lack of responsibility and professional responding in medical team’s member 153(47.8) 80(25) 87(27.2) 2.31 ± 1.17
Not observed Long-term effects of error by the medical team 175(54.6) 80(25) 65(20.3) 2.49 ± 1.07
Low information 171(53.6) 89(27.9) 59(18.5) 2.46 ± 1.08
Low proficiency of reporting 160(50.3) 98(30.8 67(18.8) 2.39 ± 1.09
Managers scope 2.63 ± 0.72
Managers worry about defame of medical clinic 181(56.9) 65(20.4) 72(22.7) 2.51 ± 1.13
Uniformity of errors in clinic 143(45.1) 72(22.7) 102(22.2) 2.24 ± 1.25
Protrusion of pressure and responsibility between members 168(52.9) 83(26.1) 67(21.1) 2.50 ± 1.13)
Inappropriate reaction against errors 198(62.0) 73(22.9) 48(15.0) 2.70 ± 1.07
Their discrimination between wrongdoer 199(62.3) 78(24.5) 42(13.1) 2.76 ± 1.09
Their focus on wrongdoer not reason of occurring 138(74.6) 50(15.7) 31(9.7) 3.00 ± 1.01
Lack of good education for reporting errors 195(60.9) 72(22.5) 53(16.6) 2.63 ± 1.10
Lack of professional support by medical service 192(60.4) 83(26.1) 43(13.5) 2.67 ± 1.08
Lack of program for prevention 194(60.6) 73(22.8) 53(16.6) 2.65 ± 1.12
Lack of systematic control on errors 192(60.4) 81(25.5) 45(14.1) 2.63 ± 1.07
Errors scope 2.68 ± 0.79
Type of errors 191(60.2) 89(28.1) 37(11.7) 2.65 ± 0.99
Severity and significance 202(63.1) 88(27.5) 30(9.4) 2.73 ± 0.97
Lack of clear definition for medical team 188(58.8) 90(28.1) 42(13.1) 2.63 ± 0.98
Patient’s scope 2.41 ± 0.87
Their lack of notification about errors happening 198(62.2) 71(22.3) 49(15.4) 2.67 ± 1.08
Physical Critical position of patient 176(55.0) 70(21.9) 74(23.1) 2.43 ± 1.11
Death prospect 161(50.5) 75(23.5) 83(26) 2.38 ± 1.15
Low level of economic, social 152(47.5) 77(24.1) 91(28.4) 2.26 ± 1.17
Lack of following by patient’s family 156(48.9) 73(22.9) 90(28.2) 2.31 ± 1.18