Descriptive statistics for survey items
| Item description | Mean | SD |
| Factual questions to a nurse (interactional behaviour) | ||
| Would you ask a nurse: How long will I be in hospital for? | 5.60 | 1.84 |
| Would you ask a nurse: How long will the pain last? | 5.51 | 1.87 |
| Would you ask a nurse: What signs should I look out for if my wound is not healing as it should? | 5.31 | 1.87 |
| Would you ask a nurse: When can I return to my normal activities | 5.20 | 2.02 |
| Would you ask a nurse: How is the procedure done? | 4.65 | 2.12 |
| Total | 5.26 | 1.56 |
| If a nurse encouraged you to ask the above questions (eg, by saying ‘its ok to ask staff questions’) would you be more willing to ask these questions? | 5.75 | 1.71 |
| Factual questions to a doctor (interactional behaviour) | ||
| Would you ask a doctor: How long will the pain last? | 6.28 | 1.37 |
| Would you ask a doctor: How long will I be in hospital for? | 6.44 | 1.30 |
| Would you ask a doctor: When can I return to my normal activities | 6.23 | 1.49 |
| Would you ask a doctor: How is the procedure done? | 6.16 | 1.67 |
| Would you ask a doctor: What signs should I look out for if my wound is not healing as it should? | 5.80 | 1.72 |
| Total | 6.18 | 1.21 |
| If a doctor encouraged you to ask the above questions (eg, by saying ‘its ok to ask staff questions’) would you be more willing to ask these questions? | 6.03 | 1.72 |
| Challenging questions to a nurse (interactional behaviour) | ||
| Would you ask a nurse: Can you check that this is the correct medication for me? | 4.58 | 2.54 |
| Would you ask a nurse: What is your name and what do you do? | 4.42 | 2.17 |
| Would you ask a nurse: Why are you removing that piece of monitoring equipment? | 4.39 | 2.29 |
| Would you ask a nurse: Have you washed your hands? | 3.58 | 2.19 |
| Total | 4.24 | 1.84 |
| If a nurse encouraged you to ask the above questions (eg, by saying ‘its Ok to ask staff questions’) would you be more willing to ask these questions? | 5.50 | 1.82 |
| Challenging questions doctor (interactional behaviour) | ||
| Would you ask a doctor: Why are you removing that piece of monitoring equipment? | 4.39 | 2.34 |
| Would you ask a doctor: Can you check that this is the correct medication for me? | 4.41 | 2.39 |
| Would you ask a doctor: What is your name and what do you do? | 3.93 | 2.32 |
| Would you ask a doctor: Have you washed your hands? | 2.74 | 2.13 |
| Total | 3.87 | 1.88 |
| If a doctor encouraged you to ask the above questions (eg, by saying ‘its Ok to ask staff questions’) would you be more willing to ask these questions? | 5.64 | 1.73 |
| Notifying nurse (interactional behaviour) | ||
| Would you notify a nurse if you thought your wound had become infected? | 6.73 | 0.66 |
| Would you notify a nurse if your hospital identification bracelet came off? | 6.18 | 1.65 |
| Would you notify a nurse if you had not received the results of a medical test? | 6.16 | 1.52 |
| Would you notify a nurse if you thought an error had occurred in your care? | 5.88 | 1.79 |
| Total | 6.23 | 1.00 |
| From the above problems and concerns, if a nurse said to you ‘its ok to notify me of any of these problems or concerns’ would you be more willing to do this? | 6.00 | 1.58 |
| Notifying doctor (interactional behaviour) | ||
| Would you notify a doctor if you had not received the results of a medical test? | 6.28 | 1.41 |
| Would you notify a doctor if you thought an error had occurred in your care? | 6.25 | 1.46 |
| Would you notify a doctor if you thought your wound had become infected? | 6.25 | 1.50 |
| Would you notify a doctor if your hospital identification bracelet came off? | 4.56 | 2.37 |
| Total | 5.83 | 1.34 |
| From the above problems and concerns, if a doctor said to you ‘its ok to notify me of any of problems or errors’ would you be more willing to do this? | 6.24 | 1.33 |
| Information provision (non-interactional behaviour) | ||
| Would you be willing to bring into hospital medications that you are taking and a list of allergies? | 6.61 | 1.10 |
| If a doctor encouraged you to bring into hospital medications and a list of allergies, would you be more willing to do this? | 6.36 | 1.54 |
| If a nurse encouraged you to bring into hospital medications and a list of allergies, would you be more willing to do this? | 6.36 | 1.51 |
| Information gain (non-interactional behaviour) | ||
| Would you want to be given information to help you decide which hospital had the highest safety record for your treatment? | 5.74 | 1.89 |
| If a doctor encouraged you to look at information to help you decide which hospital had the highest safety record, would you be more willing to do this? | 5.70 | 1.81 |
| If a nurse encouraged you to look at information to help you decide which hospital had the highest safety record, would you be more willing to do this? | 5.23 | 1.98 |
| Reporting (non-interactional behaviour) | ||
| If you experienced an error in you care would you report this to a national reporting system? | 4.36 | 2.07 |
| If a doctor encouraged you to report an error you experienced in your care to a national reporting system, would you be more willing to do this? | 5.68 | 1.70 |
| If a nurse encouraged you to report an error you experienced in your care to a national reporting system, would you be more willing to do this? | 5.31 | 1.89 |