Table 3

Correlations between patient safety culture components (N=300)

	Frequency of events reported (N=269)	The overall perceptions of safety (N=269)
	Pearson r	Pearson r
The supervisor’s/manager’s expectations and actions in promoting safety	0.183*	0.296*
Organisational learning/continuous improvement	0.301*	0.268*
Teamwork within hospital units	0.219*	0.076
Communication openness	0.173*	0.142†
Feedback and communication about errors	0.255*	0.091
Non-punitive response to errors	−0.113	0.133†
Staffing	0.063	0.189*
Hospital management support for patient safety	0.216*	0.063
Teamwork across hospital units	0.039	0.173*
Hospital handoffs and transitions	−0.102	0.272*