Table 2.
Contributing factors underpinning the 132 primary patient safety incidents.
| Contributing factors typesa | Total (n = 263) |
|---|---|
| Patient factors | 163 (62.0) |
| Pathophysiological factors | 91 (34.6) |
| Previous health/medication history | 24 (9.1) |
| Patient confined at home | 18 (6.8) |
| Physical or mental disability | 14 (5.3) |
| Multimorbidity | 8 (3.0) |
| Child | 3 (1.1) |
| Other | 24 (9.1) |
| Patient and/or relatives’ knowledge | 36 (13.7) |
| Fear of contracting Covid-19 in healthcare facilities | 26 (9.9) |
| Fear of burdening General Practitioner | 8 (3.0) |
| Other | 5 (1.9) |
| Behaviour | 13 (4.9) |
| Age | 3 (1.1) |
| Other | 20 (7.6) |
| Organisational factors | 86 (32.7) |
| Reported or cancelled care due to unavailable or closed services | 52 (19.8) |
| Secondary care consultations | 19 (7.2) |
| Imaging | 14 (5.3) |
| Surgery or procedures cancelled/reported | 13 (4.9) |
| Physiotherapist | 8 (3.0) |
| Laboratory | 2 (0.8) |
| Other | 5 (1.9) |
| Continuity of care | 14 (5.3) |
| Between Secondary and Primary Care | 9 (3.4) |
| Others | 5 (1.9) |
| Working conditions | 6 (2.3) |
| Video-consultations | 5 (1.9) |
| Others | 8 (3.0) |
| Healthcare professional factors | 10 (3.8) |
| Equipment factors | 1 (0.4) |
aValues presented as n (%).