Table 2

Classroom and clinical self-reported patient safety dimension scores for medical students (reduced H-PEPSS model*)

Score (1–5)
1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree)
Agree/strongly agree
Patient safety dimensionsSettingnMeanSDEffect sizeUnpaired t test
p Value
nPer cent
Clinical safety skillsClass2553.90.70.030.6918271
Clinical2353.90.716872
Work in teams with other Health professionalsClass2573.60.80.130.6714655
Clinical2333.70.813550
Communicating effectivelyClass2523.80.90.110.2117369
Clinical2343.90.717776
Managing safety risksClass2473.20.90.26<0.0110041
Clinical2263.40.911651
Understanding human and environmental factorsClass2433.11.00.200.0411141
Clinical2223.31.012246
Recognise and respond to remove immediate risksClass2423.40.90.120.1113350
Clinical2143.50.813550
Culture of safetyClass2443.50.90.000.5813952
Clinical2163.50.912246
  • *Reduced H-PEPSS contains 16 items measuring the six patient safety domains.

  • H-PEPSS, Health Professional Education in Patient Safety Survey.