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Table 3.

Relationship between nurses’ general characteristics and patient safety competency. (N = 254)

Characteristics	Categories	Mean	SD	Test statistics	p value
Age (years)^a		2.97	0.54	0.170	0.007
Job satisfaction^c	very dissatisfied	2.88	0.64	3.475	0.009
	A little dissatisfied	2.91	0.37
	No idea	2.77	0.63
	A little satisfied	3.12	0.46
	very satisfied	2.97	0.62
Gender^b	male	2.93	0.55	−0.872	0.384
Gender^b	female	2.99	0.52	−0.872	0.384
Marital status^b	Unmarried	2.95	0.57	−0.354	0.723
Marital status^b	Married	2.98	0.52	−0.354	0.723
Education level^b	Bachelor’s degree	3.02	0.51	3.290	0.001
Education level^b	Master’s and PhD	2.72	0.61	3.290	0.001
Type of employment^c	Commitment	3.04	0.48	1.776	0.173
	Contractual	3.06	0.49
	Employed	2.92	0.57
Type of hospital^b	generalized hospital	2.79	0.50	−5.224	0.000
Type of hospital^b	specialized hospital	3.13	0.52	−5.224	0.000
Type of emergency department^c	Trauma Emergency	3.09	0.52	3.602	0.029
	Internal emergency	2.91	0.53
	Maternal and child	2.86	0.62
Number of night shifts per month^b	≤6	3.03	0.56	1.394	0.164
Number of night shifts per month^b	≥7	2.93	.52	1.394	0.164
Total work experience (months)^c	≤60	2.89	0.58	2.899	0.057
	61 - 120	3.01	0.47
	≥121	3.09	0.51
Total work experience in emergency department (months)^c	≤60	2.95	0.54	0.300	0.741
	61 - 120	3.01	0.48
	≥121	3.02	0.63
Training in patient safety^b	Yes	3.03	0.56	3.256	0.001
Training in patient safety^b	No	2.79	0.42	3.256	0.001
Experience in patient safety activity^b	Yes	3.09	0.56	4.635	0.000
Experience in patient safety activity^b	No	2.78	0.45	4.635	0.000
Reported adverse event by self^b	Yes	3.04	0.55	1.917	0.056
Reported adverse event by self^b	No	2.91	0.52	1.917	0.056
Reported adverse event by others^b	Yes	3.05	0.54	3.247	0.001
Reported adverse event by others^b	No	2.83	0.50	3.247	0.001

^aPearson r correlation

^bt test for independent group

^cAnalysis of variance