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Table 3 Incident reporting attitudes, intentions and behaviour (n = 33)

From: Do specialty registrars change their attitudes, intentions and behaviour towards reporting incidents following a patient safety course?

 

Pre-course

Post-course

 

Follow-up

 
 

No

Cannot Decide

Yes

No

Cannot Decide

Yes

Significance

Pre-course vs Post-course

No

Cannot Decide

Yes

Significance

Pre-course vs Follow-up

7. Do you think it is important for registrars to report incidents where there is no harm done to the patient(s)?

7

(21%)

0

26

(79%)

5

(15%)

0

28

(85%)

NS

0

2

(6%)

31

(94%)

p = 0.005

8. Do you think it is important for registrars to report incidents where there is harm done to the patient(s)?

2

(6%)

0

31

(94%)

0

0

33

(100%)

NS

0

0

33

(100%)

NS

9. Are you seriously considering reporting incidents within the next six months?

10

(30%)

0

23

(70%)

3

(9%)

0

30

(91%)

p = 0.030

0

2

(6%)

31

(94%)

p = 0.011

10. Are you planning to start reporting within the next month?

12

(36%)

0

21

(64%)

6

(18%)

0

27

(82%)

NS

5

(15%)

4

(12%)

24

(73%)

p = 0.045

11. Have you reported a incident within the last six months?

20

(61%)

0

13

(39%)

    

19

(58%)

0

14

(42%)

NS