Table 3.
Safety survey responses in relation to the journey stage of the transition
| Journey | Safety rating | Differences in Characteristics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (% of all 366 respondents) | Safe (%) | Neutral (%) | Unsafe (%) | Transport typea | Ageb | Genderb | |
| Communication | 231 (63.1) | 213 (92.2) | 14 (6.1) | 4 (1.7) |
p < 0.001 Safe Ambulance, 93.3% Private car, 91.0% Patient transport, 85.7% |
p = 0.121 | p = 0.876 |
| Responsiveness | 230 (62.8) | 207 (90.0) | 20 (8.7) | 3 (1.3) |
p < 0.001 Safe Ambulance, 90.8% Private car, 83.3% Patient transport, 66.7% |
p = 0.911 | p = 0.463 |
| Delays | 226 (61.7) |
Cycle 1: 151 (73.5) Cycle 2: 34 (45.3) |
Cycle 1: 29 (19.2) Cycle 2: 23 (30.7) |
Cycle 1: 11 (7.3) Cycle 2: 18 (24.0) |
p < 0.001 Safec Ambulance, 71.4% Private car, 67.2% Patient transport, 58.3% |
p = 0.460 | p = 0.038 (male more likely to report safe) |
| Falls | 230 (62.8) | 194 (84.3) | 29 (12.6) | 7 (3.0) |
p = 0.009 Safe Ambulance, 90.8% Private car, 83.3% Patient transport, 66.7% |
p = 0.420 | p = 0.501 |
| Medication | 226 (61.7) | 197 (87.2) | 23 (10.2) | 6 (2.7) |
p = 0.001 Safe Ambulance, 87.7% Private car, 87.2% Patient transport, 91.7% |
p = 0.194 | p = 0.444 |
| Hygiene | 232 (63.4) | 211 (90.9) | 18 (7.8) | 3 (1.3) |
p < 0.001 Safe Ambulance, 91.7% Private car, 92.4% Patient transport, 81.8% |
p = 0.536 | p = 0.703 |
a Kruskal-Wallis test comparing the three categories with > 10 responses: ambulance, private car, patient transport
b Spearman’s rho correlation
c Cycles 1 and 2 combined