Table 2. – Comparison of result variables: patient safety assessment and adverse events reported, according to the professional categories in three neonatal intensive care units of public hospitals. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, 2017.

Variables		Physician		Nurse		Technician		Other*		p value†
		n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Patient safety	Excellent	1	1.4	1	0.8	17	8	1	1.1	0.005
	Very good	34	45.9	41	35.3	92	43.2	28	32.2
	Acceptable	35	47.3	64	55.3	87	40.8	49	56.3
	Poor	4	5.4	9	7.8	11	5.2	8	9.2
	Very poor	-	-	1	0.8	6	2.8	1	1.2
Events reported (forms filled and sent to supervisor/manager)	No event reported	66	83.6	45	38.2	183	88.4	77	87.5	<0,001
	1 to 2 events reported	11	13.9	25	21.2	15	7.3	6	6.8
	3 to 5 events reported	2	2.5	28	23.7	7	3.4	2	2.3
	6 to 10 events reported	-	-	16	13.6	2	0.9	3	3.4
	11 to 20 events reported	-	-	3	2.5	-	-	-	-
	21 or more events reported	-	-	1	0.8	-	-	-	-

*Other: Speech therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, social workers, and psychologists; †p value <0.05.