| PWL and individual questions in each PWL | Median | Mean (95% CI) (SD) |
| PWLd/f: Patient willingness to ask doctors factual safety-related questions | ||
| Would you ask a doctor: How long will I be in hospital for? | 4.00 | 3.75 (3.64 to 3.84) (0.44) |
| Would you ask a doctor: When will I return to my normal activities? | 4.00 | 3.66 (3.52 to 3.79) (0.59) |
| Would you ask a doctor: What signs should I be looking for to tell me that my wound may not be healing as it should? | 3.00 | 3.18 (3.01 to 3.33) (0.71) |
| Would you ask a doctor: How long will the pain last? | 3.00 | 3.35 (3.23 to 3.51) (0.68) |
| Would you ask a doctor: How long will I have to be off work after the operation? | 4.00 | 3.41 (3.26 to 3.64) (0.88) |
| Would you ask a doctor: What are the alternatives to surgery? | 3.00 | 3.31 (3.13 to 3.46) (0.74) |
| Would you ask a doctor: How is the procedure done? | 3.00 | 3.21 (3.04 to 3.43) (0.90) |
| Total mean (calculated by using the mean score of the above items) | 3.43 | 3.41 (3.31 to 3.52) (0.47) |
| PWLd/c: Patient willingness to ask doctors challenging safety-related questions | ||
| Would you ask a doctor: Why are you removing that piece of monitoring equipment? | 3.00 | 2.80 (2.57 to 3.05) (1.07) |
| Would you ask a doctor: Who are you, and what is your job? | 2.00 | 2.21 (2.03 to 2.46) (0.98) |
| Would you ask a doctor: I don’t think that is the medication I am on. Can you check please? | 3.00 | 2.70 (2.46 to 2.92) (1.01) |
| Would you ask a doctor: Have you washed your hands? | 2.00 | 2.03 (1.84 to 2.24) (0.87) |
| Would you ask a doctor: How many times have you done this operation? | 2.00 | 2.23 (2.04 to 2.47) (0.97) |
| Total mean (calculated by using the mean score of the above items) | 2.40 | 2.39 (2.22 to 2.56) (0.76) |
| PWLd/c/i: Patient willingness to ask doctors challenging safety-related questions, if instructed to by a doctor | ||
| If instructed to by a doctor, would you ask a doctor: Have you washed your hands? | 3.00 | 3.04 (2.81 to 3.24) (0.95) |
| If instructed to by a doctor, would you ask a doctor: I don’t think that is the medication I am on. Can you check please? | 3.00 | 3.30 (3.11 to 3.48) (0.82) |
| If instructed to by a doctor, would you ask a doctor: Who are you, and what is your job? | 3.00 | 3.13 (2.89 to 3.34) (0.98) |
| If instructed to by a doctor, would you ask a doctor: Why are you removing that piece of monitoring equipment? | 3.00 | 3.25 (3.06 to 3.46) (0.88) |
| Total mean (calculated by using the mean score of the above items) | 3.00 | 3.16 (2.97 to 3.34) (0.83) |
| PWLn/f: Patient willingness to ask nurses factual safety-related questions | ||
| Would you ask a nurse: How long will I be in hospital for? | 3.00 | 3.28 (3.11 to 3.43) (0.71) |
| Would you ask a nurse: When will I return to my normal activities? | 3.00 | 3.00 (2.79 to 3.16) (0.83) |
| Would you ask a nurse: What signs should I be looking for to tell me that my wound may not be healing as it should? | 3.00 | 2.96 (2.79 to 3.16) (0.80) |
| Would you ask a nurse: How long will the pain last? | 3.00 | 3.11 (2.92 to 3.26) (0.73) |
| Total mean (calculated by using the mean score of the above items) | 3.00 | 3.09 (2.96 to 3.22) (0.58) |
| PWLn/c: Patient willingness to ask nurses challenging safety-related questions | ||
| Would you ask a nurse: Why are you removing that piece of monitoring equipment? | 3.00 | 2.79 (2.59 to 3.03) (0.98) |
| Would you ask a nurse: Who are you, and what is your job? | 2.00 | 2.23 (2.06 to 2.45) (0.89) |
| Would you ask a nurse: I don’t think that is the medication I am on. Can you check please? | 3.50 | 3.18 (2.93 to 3.38) (0.98) |
| Would you ask a nurse: Have you washed your hands? | 2.00 | 2.13 (1.94 to 2.35) (0.91) |
| Total mean (calculated by using the mean score of the above items) | 2.50 | 2.58 (2.42 to 2.74) (0.72) |
| PWLn/c/i: Patient willingness to ask nurses challenging safety-related questions if instructed to by a doctor | ||
| If instructed to by a doctor, would you ask a nurse: Have you washed your hands? | 3.00 | 3.05 (2.81 to 3.27) (1.01) |
| If instructed to by a doctor, would you ask a nurse: I don’t think that is the medication I am on. Can you check please? | 4.00 | 3.33 (3.13 to 3.51) (0.84) |
| If instructed to by a doctor would you ask a nurse: Who are you, and what is your job? | 3.00 | 2.99 (2.76 to 3.19) (0.96) |
| If instructed to by a doctor, would you ask a nurse: Why are you removing that piece of monitoring equipment? | 3.00 | 3.29 (3.09 to 3.48) (0.82) |
| Total mean (calculated by using the mean score of the above items) | 3.25 | 3.16 (2.98 to 3.35) (0.83) |
PWLd/c: Patient willingness to ask doctors challenging safety-related questions.
PWLd/c/i: Patient willingness to ask doctors challenging safety-related questions if instructed to by a doctor.
PWLd/f: Patient willingness to ask doctors factual safety-related questions.
PWLn/c: Patient willingness to ask nurses challenging safety-related questions.
PWLn/c/i: Patient willingness to ask nurses challenging safety-related questions if instructed to by a doctor.
PWLn/f: Patient willingness to ask nurses factual safety-related questions.