Table 3 Associations among cultures, behavioural intentions, and overall patient safety
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient (95% confidence interval) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Item | Safety culture | Teamwork culture | Error disclosure culture |
Safety behavioural intent | |||
1. I expect to participate in quality improvement initiatives | 0.41 (029, 0.52) | 0.29 (0.15,0.41) | 0.25 (0.12,0.38) |
2. I intend to encourage my colleagues to tell patients and their families about medical errors that impacted their care | 0.28 (0.14,0.40) | 0.16 (0.02,0.29) | 0.42 (0.30,0.53) |
3. I intend to encourage my colleagues to report any patient safety issues they encounter | 0.28 (0.15,0.41) | 0.22 (0.09,0.35) | 0.25 (0.11,0.38) |
4. I intend to report any patient safety issues I encounter | 0.34 (0.21,0.46) | 0.14 (0.00,0.28) | 0.30 (0.17,0.42) |
5. If I saw a medical error committed by one of my team members, I would keep it to myself | 0.22 (0.08,0.35) | 0.14 (0.00,0.27) | 0.17 (0.03,0.30) |
Overall patient safety grade | |||
Overall, based on your clinical rotation, do you think your hospital is safe? | 0.44 (0.31,0.54) | 0.42 (0.30,053) | 0.17 (0.03,0.31) |