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Table 3 Correlations between respondents’ background factors and their patient safety attitudes

From: Health care professionals’ attitudes regarding patient safety: cross-sectional survey

Demographic characteristics

Teamwork climate

Safety climate

Job satisfaction

Stress recognition

Perceptions of management

Working conditions

Age

.061*

.078*

.150*

−.013

.140*

.053

Gender

−.041

.013

−.017

.083*

−.029

.039

Education

.101**

.024

.003

.059

.090**

.044

Years of experience in primary speciality

.007

.041

.086**

−.003

.036

.046

Years of work experience in general

.053

.082**

.155**

−.033

.093**

.053

Information about patient safety during initial education

.090**

.093**

.076*

−.007

.093**

.072*

Information about patient safety in continuing education

−.058

.111**

.100**

.018

.099**

.063*

Received hours regarding information about patient safety in continuing education

−.052

.005

−.017

−.039

.015

.146*

Usual shift

.108**

.089**

.137**

.088**

.188**

.154**

Working hours per week in this unit

−.040

−.026

−.054

.067*

−.059

−.049

Extra job

.027

.081**

.047

−.046

.014

.025

Number of beds per unit

−.038

.074*

−.066

.056

−.039

.003

Total number of staff working in unit

−.040

−.006

−.009

.079*

.092**

−.057

Number of physicians working in unit on day shifts

−.024

.042

.046

.039

.056

.110**

Number of nurses working in unit on day shifts

.036

.034

.091**

.005

.046

.081*

Number of patients health care professionals usually have per working shift

−.020

−.033

.095**

−.012

−.053

.078*

  1. Spearman correlations, * p < .05, ** p < .01