The association between experience of hospital accreditation and nurses’ perception of patient safety culture in South Korean general hospitals: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Overall perceptions of safety according to general characteristics (N = 310)

Characteristics	Categories	Mean ± SD	Overall Perception of Safety
Characteristics	Categories	Mean ± SD	F-value	p-value	Duncan’s multiple comparison
Age	≤24	14.14 ± 2.31	1.66	1.160
	25–29	13.58 ± 2.07
	30–34	13.68 ± 2.61
	35–39	13.54 ± 3.28
	≥40	14.58 ± 2.58
Education	Diploma	13.82 ± 2.46	1.65	0.194
	Bachelors	13.69 ± 2.51
	Masters	14.76 ± 2.44
Working unit/area	Internal Medicine	13.75 ± 2.30	1.47	0.212
	General Surgery	13.50 ± 2.55
	PED/OBGY	14.00 ± 3.03
	Hemo/ER	13.61 ± 2.31
	ICU/OR	14.40 ± 2.25
Current work experience	1–5^a	13.77 ± 2.45	3.27	0.02*	a,b,c < d
	6–10^b	13.73 ± 2.25
	11–15^c	13.39 ± 2.75
	≥ 16^d	15.55 ± 2.79
Hospital size	100–199	13.78 ± 3.03	1.21	0.300
	200–299	14.24 ± 2.07
	≥ 300	13.70 ± 2.40
Position	Staff nurse^a	13.66 ± 2.45	6.42	0.002**	a,b < c
	Charge nurse^b	14.00 ± 2.49
	Head nurse^c	15.46 ± 2.31

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01
OBGY/PED Obstetrics & Gynecology, Pediatrics, ER/Hemo Emergency Room, Hemodialysis Room, ICU/OR Intensive Care Unit, Operating Room

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