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. 2020 Jan 10;15(1):e0227585. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227585

Table 3. Differences in perceptions of disclosure of patient safety incidents based on general characteristics.

Total perceptions of disclosure of patient safety incidents Open disclosure across harm levels Open disclosure across situations Justification of open disclosure Negative consequences of open disclosure Positive consequences of open disclosure Facilitators of open disclosure
Mean±SD,
slope
t, F Mean±SD,
slope
t, F Mean±SD,
slope
t, F Mean±SD,
slope
t, F Mean±SD,
slope
t, F Mean±SD,
slope
t, F Mean±SD,
slope
t, F
Gender Male 95.25±9.75 -0.233
(0.816)
10.11±1.59 -0.075
(0.943)
17.91±3.31 0.513
(0.610)
14.23±1.97 -0.955
(0.270)
12.72±2.53 1.097
(0.247)
19.53±2.56 0.390
(0.697)
20.75±2.51 -2.260
(0.024)
Female 95.55±8.88 10.13±1.51 17.66±2.70 14.50±1.61 12.28±2.75 19.38±2.67 21.61±2.59
Age 0.188 0.855
(0.393)
-0.024 -0.637
(0.525)
0.100 1.474
(0.141)
0.031 0.768
(0.443)
-0.040 -0.602
(0.548)
0.072 1.110
(0.268)
0.048 0.756
(0.450)
Grade Years 1–2 96.13±8.95 1.439
(0.151)
10.29±1.50 2.249
(0.025)
17.91±2.71 1.622
(0.106)
14.36±1.68 -1.313
(0.190)
12.63±2.52 2.261
(0.025)
19.66±2.57 2.060
(0.040)
21.29±2.51 -1.698
(0.090)
Years 3–4 94.85±9.00 9.95±1.52 17.46±2.86 14.57±1.64 12.02±2.90 19.12±2.72 21.73±2.66
Religion No 95.30±8.88 -0.554
(0.580)
10.13±1.59 -0.002
(0.999)
17.57±2.72 -1.038
(0.304)
14.37±1.67 -1.241
(0.215)
12.37±2.49 0.267
(0.790)
19.49±2.60 0.871
(0.384)
21.37±2.68 -1.193
(0.234)
Yes 95.80±9.14 10.13±1.42 17.86±2.87 14.58±1.65 12.29±3.03 19.26±2.73 21.68±2.47
Economic status Low 95.83±7.96 2.524
(0.081)
10.38±1.33 2.593
(0.076)
17.51±2.65 1.571
(0.209)
14.81±1.53 1.182
(0.308)
11.91±2.69 1.024
(0.360)
19.62±2.40 2.285
(0.103)
21.60±2.56 1.289
(0.277)
Middle 95.10±8.96 10.04±1.51 17.63±2.76 14.41±1.68 12.34±2.75 19.27±2.64 21.41±2.62
High 98.45±9.90 10.53±1.66 18.43±3.09 14.48±1.71 12.75±2.59 20.18±2.93 22.10±2.36
Major satisfaction Very lowa 99.50±10.61 2.700
(0.030)
b < e
11.00±1.41 1.100
(0.356)
20.00±1.41 0.637
(0.636)
15.50±0.71 2.360
(0.053)
11.00±5.66 1.246
(0.291)
19.50±4.95 2.892
(0.022)
b < e
22.50±2.12 3.886
(0.004)
c < e
Lowb 94.42±10.48 9.74±1.56 17.42±3.50 14.84±1.26 11.21±3.05 19.16±3.82 22.05±2.55
Moderatec 94.80±9.19 10.20±1.46 17.56±2.67 14.31±1.69 12.42±2.53 19.32±2.52 20.99±2.81
Highd 95.25±8.63 10.04±1.54 17.72±2.80 14.40±1.73 12.30±2.58 19.20±2.52 21.59±2.49
Very highe 99.68±8.36 10.41±1.56 18.05±2.87 15.10±1.22 12.78±3.66 20.71±2.84 22.63±1.74
Mean 1.298 2.189
(0.029)
0.046 0.456
(0.649)
0.133 0.721
(0.471)
0.124 1.126
(0.261)
0.250 1.384
(0.167)
0.322 1.833
(0.068)
0.423 2.478
(0.014)
Received nursing ethics education No 94.80±8.85 -0.665
(0.506)
10.14±1.52 0.127
(0.899)
17.53±2.92 -1.136
(0.257)
14.38±1.73 -0.981
(0.329)
12.28±2.60 -0.410
(0.681)
19.24±2.69 -1.092
(0.276)
21.42±2.59 -0.539
(0.590)
Yes 95.63±9.03 10.12±1.51 17.84±2.67 14.54±1.61 12.39±2.84 19.53±2.62 21.56±2.60
Received patient safety education No 94.98±9.03 -1.115
(0.265)
9.82±1.47 -1.742
(0.078)
17.59±2.23 -0.309
(0.713)
14.21±1.75 -1.260
(0.231)
12.05±2.93 -0.903
(0.397)
19.59±2.73 0.633
(0.537)
21.54±2.91 0.150
(0.881)
Yes 95.98±8.96 10.19±1.52 17.71±2.88 14.50±1.65 12.39±2.69 19.36±2.65 21.49±2.54
Familiarity with open
disclosure
No 95.34±8.75 1.230
(0.298)
10.17±1.47 0.979
(0.357)
17.74±2.84 0.592
(0.554)
14.49±1.62 0.639
(0.523)
12.26±2.64 -0.686
(0.493)
19.25±2.57 -1.747
(0.098)
21.43±2.57 -0.930
(0.362)
Yes 95.88±9.63 10.00±1.65 17.55±2.62 14.37±1.80 12.48±2.89 19.78±2.84 21.70±2.66