Table 3

Proportions of participants with positive attitudes (% positive) per SAQ-DK dimension in the three surveys and the two hospitals

	First SAQ-DK	Second SAQ-DK	Third SAQ-DK	Difference in % positive over time
	First SAQ-DK	Second SAQ-DK	Third SAQ-DK	First–third SAQ-DK All participants	First–third SAQ-DK Stable group
	% positive	% positive	% positive	Diff % positive (95% CI)	Diff % positive (95% CI)
Hospital 1 (Acute care)	n=321	n=318	n=283	First n=321 and third n=283	n=171
Teamwork climate	64.8	68.2	73.1	8.4 (1.0 to 15.7)*	7.6 (−0.7 to 15.9)
Safety climate	34.3	40.9	47.0	12.7 (4.9 to 20.5)*	9.4 (1.2 to 17.5)*
Job satisfaction	67.6	69.8	74.6	7.0 (−0.3 to 14.2)	8.2 (1.4 to 15.0)*
Stress recognition	57.3	55.7	53.4	−4.0 (−11.9 to 4.0)	2.9 (−4.8 to 10.6)
Perceptions of management	35.8	42.1	49.5	13.6 (5.8 to 21.5)*	12.9 (5.3 to 20.4)*
Working conditions	63.9	66.0	72.8	8.9 (1.6 to 16.3)*	12.3 (5.6 to 19.0)*
Hospital 2 (Elective care)	n=281	n=246	n=199	First n=281 and third n=199	n=139
Teamwork climate	80.4	80.9	80.9	0.5 (−6.7 to 7.6)	−0.7 (−7.2 to 5.7)
Safety climate	53.7	60.2	64.8	11.1 (2.3 to 19.9)*	3.6 (−5.4 to 12.6)
Job satisfaction	79.7	80.1	82.9	3.2 (−3.8 to 10.2)	1.4 (−4.5 to 7.4)
Stress recognition	53.0	54.1	53.3	0.2 (−8.8 to 9.3)	0.0 (−9.6 to 9.6)
Perceptions of management	61.6	63.8	66.3	4.8 (−3.9 to 13.5)	−2.9 (−11.3 to 5.6)
Working conditions	71.9	78.9	77.4	5.5 (−2.3 to 13.3)	0.7 (−6.6 to 8.0)