From: The characteristics of patient safety culture in Japan, Taiwan and the United States
Japan | Taiwan | U.S. | |||||
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N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | ||
Occupation | Nurse‡ | 4,047 | (58.1) | 5,714 | (57.0) | 106,710 | (36.6) |
Patient Care Assistant/Hospital Aide/Care Partner | 228 | (3.3) | 148 | (1.5) | 16,529 | (5.7) | |
Physician† | 597 | (8.5) | 961 | (9.7) | 11,881 | (4.1) | |
Pharmacist | 171 | (2.5) | 448 | (4.5) | 5,203 | (1.8) | |
Dietician | 221 | (3.2) | 31 | (0.3) | 1,739 | (0.6) | |
Unit Assistant/Clerk/Secretary | 237 | (3.4) | 166 | (1.7) | 17,982 | (6.2) | |
Respiratory Therapist | 0 | (0.0) | 38 | (0.4) | 6,710 | (2.3) | |
Physical, Occupational, or Speech Therapist | 133 | (1.9) | 253 | (2.5) | 8,109 | (2.8) | |
Technician (e.g. EKG, Lab, Radiology) | 543 | (7.8) | 718 | (7.2) | 32,097 | (11.0) | |
Administration/Management | 562 | (8.1) | 1,029 | (10.3) | 20,292 | (7.0) | |
Others | 187 | (2.7) | 277 | (2.8) | 54,028 | (18.5) | |
No answer | 37 | (0.5) | 236 | (2.4) | 10,061 | (3.5) | |
Years in current profession | Less than 1 year | 605 | (8.7) | 896 | (8.9) | 17,977 | (6.2) |
1–5 years | 2,142 | (30.8) | 3,687 | (36.8) | 72,504 | (24.9) | |
6–10 years | 1,366 | (19.6) | 2,643 | (26.4) | 49,500 | (17.0) | |
11–15 years | 891 | (12.8) | 1,413 | (14.1) | 36,127 | (12.4) | |
16–20 years | 617 | (8.9) | 695 | (6.9) | 32,174 | (11.0) | |
21 years or more | 1,005 | (14.4) | 508 | (5.1) | 68,607 | (23.5) | |
No answer | 337 | (4.8) | 177 | (1.8) | 14,452 | (5.0) | |
Working hours in hospital | Less than 20 hours per week | 439 | (6.3) | 113 | (1.1) | 12,948 | (4.4) |
20–39 hours per week | 1,206 | (17.3) | 1,303 | (13.0) | 104,958 | (36.0) | |
40–59 hours per week | 3,936 | (56.5) | 7,380 | (73.7) | 141,250 | (48.5) | |
60–79 hours per week | 513 | (7.4) | 728 | (7.3) | 12,136 | (4.2) | |
80–99 hours per week | 80 | (1.1) | 190 | (1.9) | 7,445 | (2.6) | |
100 hours per week or more | 13 | (0.2) | 83 | (0.8) | 343 | (0.1) | |
No answer | 776 | (11.1) | 222 | (2.2) | 12,261 | (4.2) | |
Number of events reported in the past 12 months | No event reports | 2,428 | (34.9) | 4,894 | (48.8) | 147,892 | (50.8) |
1–2 event reports | 2,609 | (37.5) | 3,201 | (31.9) | 80,018 | (27.5) | |
3–5 event reports | 1,362 | (19.6) | 1,091 | (10.9) | 35,716 | (12.3) | |
6–10 event reports | 377 | (5.4) | 349 | (3.5) | 12,552 | (4.3) | |
11–20 event reports | 73 | (1.0) | 101 | (1.0) | 4,587 | (1.6) | |
21 event reports or more | 35 | (0.5) | 71 | (0.7) | 3,021 | (1.0) | |
No answer | 79 | (1.1) | 312 | (3.1) | 7,555 | (2.6) | |
Patient safety grade†† | Failing | 66 | (0.9) | 37 | (0.4) | 2,139 | (0.7) |
Poor | 479 | (6.9) | 442 | (4.4) | 12,614 | (4.3) | |
Acceptable | 3,015 | (43.3) | 4,662 | (46.5) | 62,801 | (21.6) | |
Very Good | 2,803 | (40.3) | 3,345 | (33.4) | 130,707 | (44.9) | |
Excellent | 299 | (4.3) | 432 | (4.3) | 75,348 | (25.9) | |
No answer | 301 | (4.3) | 1,101 | (11.0) | 7,732 | (2.7) | |
Total | 6,963 | 10,019 | 291,341 |