Table 1.
Sociodemographic and professional characteristics of the respondents along with the number of events reported and patient safety grades
| Sociodemographic and professional characteristics | 201214 N (%) Total no. 2572 |
20154 N (%) Total no. 2592 |
2017 N (%) Total no. 2694 |
2019 N (%) Total no. 1000 |
| Work area/Unit where respondents spend most of their work time | ||||
| Many different hospital units/No specific unit | 13 (0.5) | 21 (0.8) | 36 (1.5) | 2 (0.2) |
| Administrative | 697 (27.1) | 138 (5.4) | 357 (14.6) | 50 (5.1) |
| Medical | 536 (20.8) | 1332 (51.9) | 1193 (48.8) | 517 (53.1) |
| Surgical | 503 (19.6) | 786 (30.6) | 406 (16.6) | 267 (27.4) |
| Diagnostics | 277 (10.8) | 99 (3.9) | 399 (16.3) | 101 (10.4) |
| Other | 545 (21.2) | 191 (7.4) | 54 (2.2) | 36 (3.7) |
| Missing | 1 | 25 | 249 | 27 |
| Respondents’ positions at the hospital | ||||
| Administrator/Manager/Director/Head | 92 (3.6) | 47 (1.9) | 96 (3.7) | 21 (2.2) |
| Physician | 158 (6.1) | 141 (5.6) | 191 (7.4) | 91 (9.4) |
| Specialist | 80 (3.1) | 61 (2.4) | 164 (6.4) | 57 (5.9) |
| Coordinator | 13 (0.5) | 10 (0.4) | 55 (2.1) | 14 (1.4) |
| Assistant/Aide | 62 (2.4) | 39 (1.6) | 65 (2.5) | 18 (1.9) |
| Pharmacist | 56 (2.2) | 36 (1.4) | 79 (3.1) | 4 (0.4) |
| Therapist | 52 (2.0) | 1 (0.0) | 32 (1.2) | 18 (1.9) |
| Registered nurse | 1287 (50.1) | 1969 (78.3) | 1443 (56.0) | 596 (61.7) |
| Resident/PG/Intern | 67 (2.6) | 64 (2.5) | 92 (3.6) | 29 (3) |
| Assistant/Clerk/Secretary/Facilitator | 133 (5.2) | 28 (1.1) | 60 (2.3) | 28 (2.9) |
| Technician | 308 (12.0) | 52 (2.1) | 236 (9.2) | 76 (7.9) |
| Other | 264 (10.3) | 67 (2.7) | 62 (2.4) | 14 (1.4) |
| Missing | 0 | 77 | 119 | 34 |
| Experience in current hospital (years) | ||||
| <1 | 463 (18.6) | 133 (5.3) | 553 (21.8) | 77 (8) |
| 1–5 | 758 (30.5) | 741 (29.6) | 640 (25.2) | 339 (35.4) |
| 6–10 | 622 (25.0) | 809 (32.3) | 698 (27.5) | 262 (27.4) |
| 11–15 | 290 (11.7) | 348 (13.9) | 353 (13.9) | 151 (15.8) |
| 16–20 | 136 (5.5) | 222 (8.9) | 154 (6.1) | 73 (7.6) |
| 21 or more | 217 (8.7) | 252 (10.1) | 139 (5.5) | 55 (5.7) |
| Missing | 86 | 87 | 157 | 43 |
| Experience in current work area (years) | ||||
| <1 | 436 (17.3) | 313 (12.6) | 432 (17.0) | 50 (5.2) |
| 1–5 | 986 (39.1) | 520 (21.0) | 404 (15.9) | 233 (24.3) |
| 6–10 | 528 (20.9) | 781 (31.5) | 827 (32.5) | 319 (33.3) |
| 11–15 | 245 (9.7) | 358 (14.5) | 411 (16.1) | 165 (17.2) |
| 16–20 | 159 (6.3) | 233 (9.4) | 249 (9.8) | 106 (11.1) |
| 21 or more | 168 (6.7) | 272 (11) | 223 (8.8) | 85 (8.9) |
| Missing | 50 | 115 | 148 | 42 |
| Hours worked per week | ||||
| <20 | 55 (2.3) | 25 (1.0) | 58 (2.3) | 24 (2.5) |
| 20–39 | 203 (8.3) | 148 (6.0) | 214 (8.6) | 87 (9.2) |
| 40–60 | 2180 (89.4) | 2280 (92.9) | 2206 (89.0) | 838 (88.3) |
| Missing | 134 | 139 | 216 | 51 |
| Job involving direct contact with patients | ||||
| Yes, I typically have direct interaction or contact with patients. | 1956 (76.1) | 2229 (90.9) | 2045 (82.2) | 808 (85.7) |
| No, I typically do not have direct interaction or contact with patients. | 615 (23.9) | 224 (9.1) | 443 (17.8) | 135 (14.3) |
| Missing | 1 | 139 | 206 | 57 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 728 (28.6) | 398 (15.9) | 628 (24.6) | 234 (24.6) |
| Female | 1820 (71.4) | 2103 (84.1) | 1925 (75.4) | 719 (75.4) |
| Missing | 24 | 91 | 141 | 47 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <30 | 854 (33.7) | 925 (37.3) | 558 (22.7) | 175 (18.2) |
| Between 30 and 45 | 1148 (45.3) | 1152 (46.4) | 1515 (61.6) | 628 (65.3) |
| Between 46 and 55 | 401 (15.8) | 253 (10.2) | 282 (11.5) | 114 (11.9) |
| >55 | 133 (5.2) | 151 (6.1) | 103 (4.2) | 44 (4.6) |
| Missing | 36 | 111 | 236 | 39 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 752 (30.3) | 851 (34.2) | 807 (31.5) | 309 (32) |
| Married | 1682 (67.8) | 1602 (64.4) | 1703 (66.4) | 633 (65.6) |
| Divorced/Separated | 25 (1.0) | 16 (0.6) | 33 (1.3) | 13 (1.3) |
| Widowed | 14 (0.6) | 13 (0.5) | 13 (0.5) | 6 (0.6) |
| Other | 8 (0.3) | 6 (0.2) | 7 (0.3) | 4 (0.4) |
| Missing | 91 | 104 | 131 | 35 |
| Educational level | ||||
| Under high school level | 14 (0.6) | 2 (0.1) | 11 (0.4) | 3 (0.3) |
| High school level | 62 (2.5) | 7 (0.3) | 25 (1.0) | 4 (0.4) |
| Diploma level | 1082 (43.6) | 836 (33.5) | 654 (25.4) | 267 (27.6) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 966 (38.9) | 1403 (56.2) | 1579 (61.4) | 574 (59.2) |
| Master’s degree | 124 (5.0) | 127 (5.1) | 160 (6.2) | 61 (6.3) |
| Doctorate degree | 112 (4.5) | 102 (4.1) | 110 (4.3) | 53 (5.5) |
| Others | 122 (4.9) | 19 (0.8) | 32 (1.2) | 7 (0.7) |
| Missing | 90 | 96 | 123 | 31 |