Table 2.
Subscales of the German Attitudes to Patient Safety Questionnaire (GAPSQ). Paired results for pre- and post-test data
| Scale | Item | n | Pre-Test | Post-Test | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | α | Mean | SD | α | ||||
| Patient safety training received | 156 | 4.52 | 1.61 | .81 | 4.80 | 1.08 | .84 | .005 | |
| My training is preparing me to understand the causes of medical errors. | 178 | 4.86 | 1.31 | 4.85 | 1.26 | .962 | |||
| I have a good understanding of patient safety issues as a result of my undergraduate medical training. | 191 | 4.01 | 1.40 | 4.62 | 1.28 | .000 | |||
| My training is preparing me to prevent medical errors. | 181 | 4.78 | 1.28 | 4.78 | 1.26 | .957 | |||
| Error reporting confidence | 179 | 4.57 | 1.46 | .83 | 4.45 | 1.35 | .83 | .148 | |
| I would feel comfortable reporting any errors I had made, no matter how serious the outcome had been for the patient. | 190 | 4.88 | 1.57 | 4.57 | 1.47 | .001 | |||
| I would feel comfortable reporting any errors other people had made, no matter how serious the outcome had been for the patient. | 185 | 4.23 | 1.50 | 4.31 | 1.43 | .350 | |||
| Working hours as error cause (fatigue) | 212 | 6.23 | .77 | .82 | 6.41 | .82 | .93 | .001 | |
| Shorter shifts for doctors will reduce medical errors. | 219 | 6.21 | .86 | 6.37 | .92 | .006 | |||
| By not taking regular breaks during shifts, doctors are at an increased risk of making errors. | 220 | 6.35 | .90 | 6.45 | .83 | .112 | |||
| The number of hours doctors work increases the likelihood of making medical errors. | 219 | 6.10 | .99 | 6.38 | .87 | .000 | |||
| Error inevitability | 223 | 6.13 | .88 | .37 | 6.29 | .76 | .49 | .008 | |
| Even the most experienced and competent doctors make errors. | 226 | 6.51 | .76 | 6.62 | .61 | .029 | |||
| Human error is inevitable. | 223 | 5.75 | 1.04 | 5.97 | 1.19 | .038 | |||
| Patient involvement in reducing error | 205 | 5.16 | 1.16 | .73 | 5.93 | .95 | .77 | .000 | |
| Patients have an important role in preventing medical errors. | 213 | 4.85 | 1.35 | 5.78 | 1.04 | .000 | |||
| Encouraging patients to be more involved in their care can help to reduce the risk of medical errors occurring. | 215 | 5.44 | 1.24 | 6.09 | 1.02 | .000 | |||
| Importance of patient safety in the curriculum | 198 | 5.76 | .95 | .84 | 5.70 | 1.11 | .80 | .341 | |
| Teaching students about patient safety should be an important priority in medical students training. | 219 | 5.67 | 1.02 | 5.71 | 1.18 | .582 | |||
| Learning about patient safety issues before I qualify will enable me to become a more effective doctor. | 201 | 5.81 | .108 | 5.69 | 1.25 | .126 | |||