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Table 4

Male versus female participants’ responses to the questionnaire subscales

Questionnaire subscales	Males (n = 233) Mean (±SD)	Females (n = 108) Mean (±SD)	t	Sig
Patient safety training received	3.67 (±1.04)	3.52 (±1.03)	1.17	0.244
Error reporting confidence	3.86 (±0.96)	3.71 (±0.91)	1.38	0.168
Working hours as error cause	4.07 (±0.87)	3.93 (±0.91)	1.41	0.160
Error inevitability	3.70 (±0.84)	3.45 (±1.02)	2.23	0.027*
Professional incompetence as error cause	3.59 (±0.97)	3.30 (±0.95)	2.54	0.012*
Disclosure responsibility	3.57 (±0.97)	3.51 (±0.91)	0.55	0.581
Team functioning	4.01 (±1.04)	3.93 (±0.99)	0.71	0.479
Patient involvement in reducing error	4.00 (±0.99)	3.80 (±0.85)	1.74	0.083
Importance of patient safety in the curriculum	3.87 (±0.82)	3.79 (±0.83)	0.82	0.415
Average Questionnaire Score	3.79 (±0.62)	3.63 (±0.63)	2.21	0.028*

Questionnaire subscales	Males (n = 233)Mean (±SD)	Females (n = 108)Mean (±SD)	t	Sig
Patient safety training received	3.67 (±1.04)	3.52 (±1.03)	1.17	0.244
Error reporting confidence	3.86 (±0.96)	3.71 (±0.91)	1.38	0.168
Working hours as error cause	4.07 (±0.87)	3.93 (±0.91)	1.41	0.160
Error inevitability	3.70 (±0.84)	3.45 (±1.02)	2.23	0.027*
Professional incompetence as error cause	3.59 (±0.97)	3.30 (±0.95)	2.54	0.012*
Disclosure responsibility	3.57 (±0.97)	3.51 (±0.91)	0.55	0.581
Team functioning	4.01 (±1.04)	3.93 (±0.99)	0.71	0.479
Patient involvement in reducing error	4.00 (±0.99)	3.80 (±0.85)	1.74	0.083
Importance of patient safety in the curriculum	3.87 (±0.82)	3.79 (±0.83)	0.82	0.415
Average Questionnaire Score	3.79 (±0.62)	3.63 (±0.63)	2.21	0.028*

Note(s): * Statistically significant

Source(s): Table by authors