Table 2

Raw summary statistics for primary outcomes by allocated group at each time point

  Patient measure of safetyPatient safety thermometer
Overall scorePercentage harm-free carePercentage new harm-free care
TimepointGroupPatients (n, %)Mean* (SD)Wards (N)Mean† (SD)(Min, Max)Mean (SD)(Min, Max)
Baseline 352 (88.2)3.9 (0.4)16‡92.4 (5.0)(82.4, 100)96.5 (3.7)(88.6, 100)
Intervention340 (80.4)3.9 (0.4)1691.4 (7.3)(72.0, 100)97.0 (2.9)(88.7, 100)
6 monthsControl382 (93.6)3.9 (0.4)1694.1 (6.3)(73.9, 100)96.2 (5.5)(79.7, 100)
Intervention385 (91.9)3.9 (0.4)1794.0 (3.9)(87.2, 100)97.4 (2.8)(90.8, 100)
12 monthsControl301 (76.6)4.0 (0.4)1692.5 (3.5)(85.9, 97.4)95.8 (3.4)(86.8, 100)
Intervention355 (82.8)4.0 (0.4)1792.4 (6.7)(73.1, 100)97.7 (2.9)(89.0, 100)
  • *Mean and SD based on patient-level data.

  • †Mean and SD based on ward-level data.

  • ‡Routinely collected patient safety thermometer data unavailable for one control ward at baseline for unknown reasons.