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. 2020 Jan 31;95:4. doi: 10.1186/s42506-019-0031-8

Table 2.

Patient safety culture dimensions, Fayoum General Hospital, and other selected district hospitals, 2018

Item Mean percent positive score Range
Mean SD
Teamwork within hospital units 63.09 12.67 35–100
Staff work conditions 57.6 7.05 40–70
Supervisor/manager expectations and actions promoting safety 59.81 9.83 35–90
Organizational learning-continuous improvement 65.36 15.58 33.3–100
Management support for patient safety 59.5 16.23 20–93.3
Overall perceptions of patient safety 48.34 10.23 16–72
Feedback and communication about errors 20.29 5.01 8.89–28.89
Communication openness 17.96 4.4 8.89–28.89
Frequency of events reported 30.48 10.78 20–80.
Teamwork across units 46.54 10.54 25–85
No. of events 30.48 10.78 20–80
Handoffs and transitions 55.1 16.78 20–9
Non-punitive response to errors 34.74 8.94 20–86.6
Total patient safety score 46.56 3.5 34.8–59.8