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. 2019 Mar 20;14(3):e0213055. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213055

Table 3. Respondents’ perception of patient safety culture dimensions.

Study subjects Teamwork climate Safety climate Job satisfaction Perception of management Stress recognition Work conditions SAQ total score
Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD Mean±SD
Gender
Male 73.9±12.2 71.4±12.8 74.3±12.4 71.7±12.6 66.0±18.9 72.1±17.5 429.5±57.1
Female 74.1±10.9 69.1±10.4 74.1±10.9 68.3±11.8 60.6±18.5 72.4±12.6 418.6±45.0
P1-Value 0.879 0.019* 0.848 0.002** 0.001** 0.816 0.052
P2-Value 0.270 0.049* 0.473 0.002** 0.028* 0.729 0.080
Age
≤25 71.3±12.2 68.5±11.3 71.5±12.4 67.8±11.4 60.6±17.1 71.7±13.5 411.5±52.2
25–35 74.3±11.3 70.1±11.4 74.4±11.3 67.6±12.8 60.0±21.1 73.1±13.0 419.6±47.9
35–45 74.5±10.7 69.7±11.3 74.5±10.7 69.4±12.0 63.9±17.2 72.4±14.0 424±46.6
≥45 75.3±11.0 70.2±10.2 75.5±11.0 71.3±11.6 61.8±19.6 71.7±15.1 425.7±48.1
P1-Value 0.027* 0.582 0.031* 0.041* 0.175 0.794 0.337
P2-Value 0.037* 0.877 0.035* 0.011* 0.946 0.600 0.078
Experience (years)
≤1 75.6±12.1 69.6±12.0 75.8±12.3 69.7±13.5 57.5±18.2 74.7±14.0 422.8±42.5
1–5 72.4±10.8 69.5±11.2 72.5±10.8 68.3±11.5 62.0±20.0 72.4±12.7 417.1±48.7
6–10 73.6±11.6 70.1±10.8 73.6±11.65 68.3±13.3 62.5±19.4 73.9±13.0 422.1±44.7
11–15 75.6±11.9 70.4±13.0 75.6±11.9 71.6±11.8 61.3±19.1 72.1±15.4 426.7±52.6
≥15 75.0±10.8 69.6±10.2 75.1±10.8 69.5±11.4 64.0±16.7 70.3±15.2 423.3±46.8
P1-Value 0.063 0.978 0.064 0.407 0.077 0.076 0.071
P2-Value 0.316 0.176 0.273 0.093 0.136 0.001* 0.112
Job position
Doctor 75.5±10.9 71.1±11.2 75.7±10.9 69.7±12.9 65.8±19.2 71.4±15.9 429.1±51.4
Nurse 73.9±11.7 69.2±10.2 74.0±11.7 67.8±12.2 59.0±18.5 73.5±12.2 417.5±45.1
Other 71.6±10.5 68.0±12.3 71.8±10.7 70.61±10.2 60.7±17.0 71.7±13.3 414.4±47.7
P1-Value 0.004** 0.021* 0.005** 0.044* 0.000** 0.006** 0.018*
P2-Value 0.006* 0.032* 0.008* 0.253 0.064 0.666 0.039*
Education
High School 74.1±11.1 69.7±10.5 74.3±11.1 70.0±12.6 56.7±19.0 72.6±14.3 417.4±42.8
College 72.9±11.3 69.0±10.3 73.0±11.3 68.6±12.1 62.7±18.2 72.0±13.4 418.2±48.1
Bachelor’s degree 75.4±11.2 70.4±12.2 75.5±11.3 69.3±11.8 63.6±18.9 72.5±14.4 426.8±51.0
P1-Value 0.035* 0.339 0.30 0.585 0.003** 0.876 0.000*
P2-Value 0.232 0.939 0.242 0.950 0.019* 0.959 0.149
Marital status
Unmarried 72.4±12.0 67.7±11.4 72.6±12.1 68.0±12.7 61.2±17.9 70.7±15.6 412.6±52.5
Married 74.6±11.0 70.3±11.0 74.7±11.0 69.5±11.9 62.2±19.0 72.8±13.3 424.0±48.4
P1-Value 0.032* 0.010** 0.042* 0.174 0.577 0.087 0.764
P2-Value 0.644 0.016* 0.702 0.975 0.424 0.010* 0.233

Note:

*p ≤ 0.05;

** p ≤ 0.01;

P1 based on ANOVA; P2 based on multiple regression analysis indicated significant differences in the mean scores.