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Table 3 Average percentage positive responses per patient safety culture dimension at baseline and follow-up at the group and facility level

From: Variability in staff perceptions of patient safety culture in Norwegian nursing homes—a longitudinal cross-sectional study

Patient safety culture dimensions

 

NH1–9

NH1

NH2

NH3

NH4

NH5

NH6

NH7

NH8

NH9

Teamwork

2013

76%

71%

84%

91%

78%

92%

45%

80%

75%

68%

2015

76%

64%

83%

82%

79%

79%

82%

73%

75%

72%

Staffing

2013

45%

43%

43%

57%

42%

72%

33%

42%

41%

45%

2015

44%

44%

39%

47%

49%

60%

46%

45%

40%

43%

Compliance with procedures

2013

62%

72%

72%

78%

53%

67%

52%

53%

64%

53%

2015

68%

65%

78%

86%

64%

61%

72%

59%

70%

57%

Training and skills

2013

54%

53%

60%

62%

41%

74%

32%

48%

53%

59%

2015

55%

57%

65%

57%

42%

83%

67%

47%

54%

46%

Non-punitive response to mistakes

2013

77%

72%

77%

93%

78%

82%

75%

74%

77%

75%

2015

78%

68%

78%

93%

82%

90%

90%

68%

80%

72%

Handoffs

2013

77%

76%

80%

91%

67%

89%

61%

79%

78%

75%

2015

78%

73%

80%

89%

79%

80%

69%

83%

74%

73%

Feedback and communication about incidents

2013

86%

90%

90%

94%

84%

91%

81%

86%

83%

84%

2015

85%

89%

85%

94%

89%

81%

84%

86%

83%

84%

Communication openness

2013

68%

49%

74%

85%

82%

89%

51%

73%

68%

53%

2015

65%

52%

64%

74%

89%

91%

70%

58%

62%

60%

Supervisor expectations

2013

87%

2015

86%

Management and organizational learning

2013

64%

66%

73%

84%

59%

78%

56%

60%

64%

53%

2015

68%

64%

67%

80%

71%

78%

77%

61%

67%

64%

  1. Note: “Supervisor expectations” is not reported at facility level for ethical reasons (possible identification) due to the low number of managers included in the sample. NH1–9 = group level including all nine nursing homes, NH1–NH9 = facility level representing the single nursing homes. Average percentage of positive responses per patient safety dimension is calculated by averaging the item level percentage positive responses, excluding missing and DA/DK