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Table 6 Linear regression model

From: Improving patient safety culture in Saudi Arabia (2012–2015): trending, improvement and benchmarking

 

Perception of patient safety

 

Frequency of events reported

 

Beta (Standard error)

P-value

Beta (Standard error)

P-value

Patient Safety Culture Composites

 Supervisor/ Manager Expectations & Actions Promoting Patient Safety

0.131 (0.027)

<0.001

−0.009 (0.057)

0.880

 Organizational learning and Continuous Improvement

0.100 (0.034)

0.003

0.133 (0.071)

0.060

 Teamwork within units

0.055 (0.029)

0.059

−0.107 (0.061)

0.080

 Communication Openness

−0.026 (0.020)

0.181

−0.004 (0.041)

0.922

 Feedback and Communications About Error

0.008 (0.022)

0.728

0.431 (0.046)

<0.001

 Non-punitive Response to Error

0.052 (0.019)

0.007

−0.061 (0.04)

0.125

 Staffing

0.079 (0.026)

0.002

−0.017 (0.054)

0.748

 Hospital Management Support for Patient Safety

0.114 (0.030)

<0.001

0.119 (0.063)

0.056

 Hospital Handoffs & Transitions

0.120 (0.023)

<0.001

−0.031 (0.047)

0.515

 Teamwork Across Hospital Units

0.003 (0.032)

0.926

−0.014 (0.066)

0.834

Gender

 Male

0.142 (0.054)

0.008

0.048 (0.11)

0.667

 Female

0

 

0

 

Age

 Less than 30 years of age

0

 

0

 

 Between 30 and 45

−0.055 (0.035)

0.122

−0.172 (0.074)

0.021

 Between 46 and 55

−0.137 (0.068)

0.042

0.022 (0.143)

0.880

 Aged above 55

−0.203 (0.094)

0.031

0.16 (0.195)

0.412

Experience at the hospital

 1 to 2 years

0

 

0

 

 3 to 5 years

0.038 (0.036)

0.287

0.136 (0.075)

0.071

 6 to 10 years

0.010 (0.045)

0.825

0.202 (0.094)

0.031

 11 to 15 years

0.061 (0.056)

0.278

0.173 (0.117)

0.140

 16 to 20 years

0.046 (0.089)

0.607

0.03 (0.185)

0.871

 More or equal to 21 years

0.086 (0.091)

0.345

0.048 (0.19)

0.801

Highest Degree

 Under High School Level

0

 

0

 

 High school level

0.483 (0.237)

0.042

−0.288 (0.493)

0.559

 Diploma level

0.528 (0.237)

0.026

−0.326 (0.492)

0.508

 Bachelors Degree

0.583 (0.247)

0.019

0.076 (0.513)

0.882

 Masters Degree

0.569 (0.258)

0.027

−0.231 (0.533)

0.665

 Doctorate Degree

0.271 (0.283)

0.339

−0.105 (0.597)

0.861

Position at the hospital

 Administrator/Manager/Director

0.229 (0.123)

0.064

−0.656 (0.269)

0.015

 Physician

−0.167 (0.099)

0.093

−0.597 (0.203)

0.003

 Specialist

−0.292 (0.128)

0.023

−0.858 (0.265)

0.001

 Coordinator

0.152 (0.216)

0.482

0.356 (0.449)

0.429

 Assistant/Aide

0.001 (0.101)

0.995

0.037 (0.21)

0.860

 Pharmacist

0.083 (0.152)

0.585

−0.37 (0.332)

0.266

 Registered Nurse

−0.161 (0.109)

0.143

−0.499 (0.218)

0.023

 Resident/PG/Intern

0.084 (0.181)

0.641

−0.279 (0.404)

0.490

 Assistant/Clerk/Secretary/Facilitator

0.006 (0.121)

0.961

−0.478 (0.24)

0.046

 Technician

−0.052 (0.100)

0.607

−0.096 (0.213)

0.652

 Other

0

 

0

 

Interaction with patients

 No

0

 

0

 

 Yes

0.068 (0.062)

0.273

0.108 (0.13)

0.406

Hospital Size

 Small

0

 

0

 

 Large

−0.098 (0.034)

0.004

−0.087 (0.071)

0.223