Table 2.
Patient safety–culture dimensions: average positive-response scores (n=388)
| Items | Cronbach’s α | Average positive scores | Average % positive scores, 95% CI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower bound | Upper bound | ||||
| Supervisor expectations and actions | 4 | 0.762 | 45.9% | 43.4848 | 48.2677 |
| Organizational learning | 3 | 0.768 | 73.7% | 70.40 | 77.02 |
| Team work within hospital units | 4 | 0.761 | 77.9% | 74.61 | 81.19 |
| Communication openness | 3 | 0.759 | 48.1% | 44.99 | 51.23 |
| Feedback and communication about errors | 3 | 0.769 | 48.7% | 44.82 | 52.60 |
| Nonpunitive response to error | 3 | 0.787 | 29.2% | 25.79 | 32.63 |
| Staffing | 4 | 0.769 | 32% | 29.39 | 34.65 |
| Teamwork across hospital units | 4 | 0.744 | 60.6% | 57.36 | 63.78 |
| Handoffs and transitions | 4 | 0.762 | 36.2% | 32.41 | 40.01 |
| Management support for patient safety | 3 | 0.758 | 43% | 39.78 | 46.13 |
| Overall perception of patient safety | 4 | 0.763 | 46.3% | 43.74 | 48.78 |
| Level of overall patient-safety culture | 39 | 0.732 | 49.2% | 47.57 | 50.89 |