Table 3 Spearman's rho: correlations between HSOPSC measures and rate of adverse events

Supervisor/manager expectation and actions promoting patient safety

-.857^b

.003

Organizational learning

-.778^a

.011

Teamwork within units

-.886^b

.002

Open communication and feedback received on errors

-.905^b

.001

Non-punitive response to errors

-.731^a

.020

Staffing

-.060

.444

Hospital management support

-.881^b

.002

Teamwork across units

-.405

.160

Handoffs and transitions

-.595

.060

Overall perception of safety

-.571

.069

Frequency of event reporting

-.429

.145

Number of events reported

.429

.145

Patient safety grade (very good/ excellent)

-.738^a

.018

Aggregate safety culture

-.905^b

.001