Table 1.
Proportion of agreement for each question according to the professional status of MMC participants
| Total N = 698a (%) | Senior physicians N = 395 (%) | Residents N = 158 (%) | Othersb N = 128 (%) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived benefits | |||||
| Initial education | 37.0 | 42.3 | 30.4 | 28.6 | 0.004 |
| Continuing education | 42.4 | 50.0 | 31.0 | 35.1 | <0.001 |
| Improvement of quality of care | 61.9 | 66.8 | 51.3 | 67.2 | 0.002 |
| Improvement of patient safety | 63.2 | 67.8 | 52.5 | 68.7 | 0.002 |
| Standardization of medical practices | 45.2 | 47.8 | 27.8 | 60.8 | <0.001 |
| Application of clinical guidelines | 37.2 | 37.9 | 26.3 | 52.1 | <0.001 |
| Improvement of functioning in the unit | 47.7 | 50.8 | 35.0 | 55.1 | 0.001 |
| Improvement of teamwork | 33.0 | 36.5 | 17.7 | 43.8 | <0.001 |
| Improvement of relations between medical and paramedical teams | 22.8 | 21.9 | 12.7 | 42.5 | <0.001 |
| Improvement of safety culture | 35.9 | 39.4 | 22.1 | 44.7 | <0.001 |
| Discussion of collective errors | 54.8 | 55.2 | 44.3 | 67.2 | 0.001 |
| Functioning assessment | |||||
| Friendly environment | 40.1 | 44.8 | 29.7 | 38.2 | 0.004 |
| Avoidance of blame | 35.9 | 38.4 | 29.9 | 33.3 | 0.15 |
| Satisfactory conduct | 34.1 | 40.4 | 24.4 | 37.6 | 0.002 |
| Personal motivations | |||||
| Fulfillment of mandatory training requirement | 12.2 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 9.9 | 0.78 |
| Social interactions | 15.7 | 17.1 | 11.5 | 18.8 | 0.17 |
| Improve professional practices | 71.6 | 75.9 | 58.0 | 69.0 | <0.001 |
| Improve team practices | 75.6 | 82.2 | 56.3 | 74.6 | <0.001 |
| improve of functioning in the unit | 66.1 | 72.3 | 50.6 | 68.5 | <0.001 |
| Areas for improvement | |||||
| Increasing the number of meetings | 6.7 | 6.2 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 0.50 |
| Increasing the participation of senior physicians | 22.6 | 24.0 | 15.4 | 22.0 | 0.10 |
| Increasing the participation of the unit head | 16.2 | 18.1 | 10.8 | 17.8 | 0.10 |
| Increasing the participation of invited specialists | 26.4 | 29.5 | 22.9 | 21.0 | 0.10 |
| Increasing the participation of paramedical professionals | 31.9 | 31.0 | 21.5 | 42.6 | 0.001 |
| Improving the case selection method | 16.4 | 17.1 | 12.8 | 12.9 | 0.36 |
| Improving the case analysis method | 14.6 | 17.2 | 7.6 | 12.1 | 0.01 |
a Includes 17 participants whose occupation was missing
b Includes midwives, nurses, head nurses, and other paramedical professionals
Agreement is defined as "totally agree" response