Table 2 Attitudes to patient safety scores female, male and total mean scores n = 56
APSQ-subscore | Female (mean/ SD) | Male (mean/SD) | Total (mean/SD) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patient safety training received | 15.6/2.3 | 15.0/2.8 | 15.3/2.5 | ns |
Error reporting confidence | 14.6/2.6 | 13.7/3.5 | 14.2/3.0 | ns |
Working hours as error cause | 17.9/3.1 | 17.5/2.5 | 17.7/2.8 | ns |
Error inevitability | 17.9/2.0 | 18.2/1.6 | 18.0/1.8 | ns |
Professional incompetence as error cause | 18.0/3.4 | 18.0/2.9 | 18.0/3.2 | ns |
Disclosure responsibility | 15.5/2.3 | 12.8/3.1 | 14.4/2.9 | <0.001 |
Team functioning | 13.2/0.9 | 12.5/1.4 | 12.9/1.2 | 0.029 |
Patient role in reducing error | 7.6/3.4 | 8.4/3.3 | 7.9/3.3 | ns |
Importance of patient safety in the curriculum | 17.0/2.1 | 16.0/2.1 | 16.6/2.1 | ns |
Total score | 137.3/9.7 | 132.3/11.2 | 135.16/10.6 | ns |