Table 3.
Association between participants’ characteristics and APSQ scores, represented as mean scores out of the maximum of 7 ± standard deviaion (SD)
| Item | University MEAN(±SD) |
Study year MEAN(±SD) |
Gender MEAN(±SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | P value | 4 | 5 | 6 | P value | male | female | P-value | |
| Patient safety general | 4.7(1.0) | 4.7(1.2) | 0.89 | 4.6(1.0) | 4.8(1.0) | 4.6(1.1) | 0.44 | 4.7(1.1) | 4.6(0.9) | 0.23 |
| Patient safety training received to date | 4.4(1.2) | 4.5(1.2) | 0.39 | 4.4(1.4) | 4.6(1.1) | 4.3(1.1) | 0.16 | 4.5(1.2) | 4.5(1.2) | 0.71 |
| Error reporting confidence | 4.5(1.2) | 5.1(0.8) | 0.05 | 4.3(1.4) | 4.4(1.3) | 4.2(1.2) | 0.53 | 4.4(1.3) | 4.3(1.3) | 0.75 |
| Error inevitability | 4.9(0.8) | 5.1(0.8) | 0.02 | 4.9(0.7) | 5.0(0.8) | 5.0(0.8) | 0.65 | 5.0(0.8) | 4.9(0.8) | 0.16 |
| Professional incompetence as a cause of error | 4.1(1.1) | 4.3(1.3) | 0.04 | 4.2(1.2) | 4.3(1.2) | 4.2(1.3) | 0.82 | 4.3(1.3) | 4.1(1.1) | 0.36 |
| Disclosure responsibility | 4.6(1.2) | 4.5(1.1) | 0.39 | 4.4(1.1) | 4.5(1.1) | 4.7(1.3) | 0.33 | 4.6(1.2) | 4.4(1.0) | 0.05 |
| Team functioning | 4.9(0.8) | 5.0(0.8) | 0.20 | 4.9(0.8) | 5.0(0.8) | 4.9(0.9) | 0.46 | 5.0(0.8) | 4.9(0.8) | 0.51 |
| Patient role in error management | 4.4(0.9) | 4.6(0.8) | 0.10 | 4.4(0.9) | 4.6(0.8) | 4.5(0.8) | 0.39 | 4.6(0.9) | 4.5(0.7) | 0.40 |
| Importance of patient safety in the curriculum | 5.0(0.9) | 5.0(0.8) | 0.55 | 5.0(1.0) | 5.0(0.9) | 4.9(0.7) | 0.31 | 5.0(0.9) | 5.0(0.9) | 0.79 |
| Situational awareness | 5.6(1.3) | 5.6(1.0) | 0.90 | 5.4(1.1) | 5.6(1.2) | 4.7(0.4) | 0.27 | 5.6(1.1) | 5.6(1.2) | 0.80 |
| Total score | 4.7(0.5) | 4.8(0.5) | 0.42 | 4.7(0.5) | 4.8(0.5) | 4.7(04) | 0.14 | 4.8(0.5) | 4.7(0.4) | 0.11 |