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Table 2 Respondent characteristics

From: The characteristics of patient safety culture in Japan, Taiwan and the United States

 

Japan

Taiwan

U.S.

  

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

 
  1. Registered Nurse, Licensed Vocational Nurse, or Licensed Practical Nurse.
  2. Attending Physician, Staff Physician, Resident Physician, Physician in Training, Physician Assistant, or Nurse Practitioner.
  3. ††Self-appraisal of overall grade with regard to patient safety in respondent’s unit or department.