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. 2017 Jun;58(2):E121–E129.

Tab. IV.

The AHRQ Hospital SOPS adapted for Italian territorial Prevention facilities: % of positive responses by composite and professional category, with 95% confidence interval (CI).

Composite % of positive responses with 95% CI
Physician Nurse/
sanitary assistant
Technician Unit
assistant/
clerk/
secretary
Other Overall
1. Teamwork Within Units 68.0
(63.0-73.0)
62.1
(56. 6-67.7)
53.2
(49.8-56.6)
55.3
(49.8-60.7)
74.2
(66.8-81.7)
59.0
(56.7-61.2)
2. Supervisor/Head Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient/User Safety 68.4
(62.6-74.2)
57.3
(50.7-63.8)
53.3
(49.4-57.3)
57.1
(50.9-63.3)
73.5
(64.7-82.2)
58.6
(56.0-61.2)
3. Organizational Learning-Continuous Improvement 57.1
(51.0-63.3)
51.6
(45.0-58.2)
46.7
(42.8-50.7)
46.9
(40.6-53.2)
68.7
(59.6-77.8)
50.9
(48.3-53.5)
4. Management Support for Patient/User Safety 50.4
(44.2-56.6)
33.3
(27.1-39.6)
39.2
(35.4-43.1)
46.3
(40.0-52.6)
73.5
(64.7-82.2)
43.8
(41.3-46.4)
5. Feedback & Communication About Error 55.7
(49.5-61.8)
38.3
(31.8-44.7)
35.9
(32.1-39.7)
42.1
(35.8-48.3)
65.7
(56.3-75.1)
42.8
(40.3-45.4)
6. Communication Openness 80.1
(75.1-85.0)
58.5
(52.0-65.1)
62.4
(58.6-66.3)
57.5
(51.3-63.8)
72.7
(64.0-81.5)
64.8
(62.4-67.3)
7. Frequency of Events Reported 63.6
(57.6-69.6)
56.3
(49.8-62.8)
40.0
(36.1-43.9)
42.2
(35.9-48.5)
59.6
(49.9-69.3)
48.4
(45.8-51.1)
8. Teamwork Across Units 46.6
(41.2-51.9)
31.0
(25.7-36.2)
30.7
(27.5-33.9)
39.3
(34.0-44.7)
55.3
(46.8-63.8)
36.7
(34.5-38.9)
9. Handoffs & Transitions 41.8
(36.5-47.1)
41.5
(35.9-47.1)
29.6
(26.5-32.8)
33.2
(28.1-38.4)
52.3
(43.7-60.9)
35.8
(33.7-38.0)
10. Non-punitive Response to Errors 50.4
(44.2-56.6)
38.0
(31.6-44.4)
36.7
(32.9-40.5)
30.6
(24.8-36.4)
54.6
(44.7-64.4)
39.5
(37.0-42.0)