Appendix D: Trending Results by Respondent Characteristics

(1) Work Area/Unit

Note 1: The number of hospitals and respondents in each breakout category is shown in each table (e.g., the number of hospitals and respondents by work area/unit). However, the precise number of hospitals and respondents corresponding to each data cell in a table will vary because hospitals may have omitted a specific survey item and because of individual nonresponse/missing data.

Note 2: Only hospitals that had at least five respondents in the particular work area/unit and at least three respondents to a particular question for both their previous and most recent administrations of the survey are included.

Note 3: Respondents who selected "Many different work areas/No specific work area" or "Other" or who did not answer (missing) are not included.

Table D-1. Trending: Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Work Area/Unit
Table D-2. Trending: Item-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Work Area/Unit
Table D-3. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Work Area/Unit
Table D-4. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months by Work Area/Unit

(2) Staff Position

Note: The number of hospitals and respondents in each breakout category is shown in each table (e.g., the number of hospitals and respondents by staff position). However, the precise number of hospitals and respondents corresponding to each data cell in a table will vary because hospitals may have omitted a specific survey item and because of individual nonresponse or missing data.

Note 2: Only hospitals that had at least five respondents in the particular staff position and at least three respondents to a particular question for both their previous and most recent administrations of the survey are included.

Note 3: Respondents who selected "Other" or those who did not answer (missing) are not included.

Table D-5. Trending: Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Staff Position
Table D-6. Trending: Item-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Staff Position
Table D-7. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Staff Position
Table D-8. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months by Staff Position

(3) Interaction with Patients

Note: The number of hospitals and respondents in each breakout category is shown in each table (e.g., the number of hospitals and respondents by interaction with patients). However, the precise number of hospitals and respondents corresponding to each data cell in a table will vary because hospitals may have omitted a specific survey item and because of individual nonresponse/missing data.

Note 2: Only hospitals that had at least five respondents in the response categories (with or without direct interaction with patients) and at least three respondents to a particular question for both their previous and most recent administrations of the survey are included.

Note 3: Respondents who did not answer (missing) are not included.

Table D-9. Trending: Composite-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Interaction with Patients
Table D-10. Trending: Item-Level Average Percent Positive Response by Interaction with Patients
Table D-11. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Giving Their Work Area/Unit a Patient Safety Grade by Interaction with Patients
Table D-12. Trending: Average Percentage of Respondents Reporting Events in the Past 12 Months by Interaction with Patients

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AHRQ Publication No. 12-0017
Current as of January 2012

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Internet Citation:

Sorra J, Famolaro T, Dyer N, et al. Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: 2012 User Comparative Database Report. Prepared by Westat, Rockville, MD, under Contract No. HHSA 290200710024C. AHRQ Publication No. 12-0017, January 2012. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/hospsurvey12/index.html

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