Patient Safety Climate: Variation in Perceptions by Infection Preventionists and Quality Directors

Table 3

Regression coefficients from univariate analyses of hospital and infection prevention and control department characteristics and SME/LOPS scores.

Variable	SME				LOPS
	IP		QD		IP		QD
	b (SE)	P value	b (SE)	P value	b (SE)	P value	b (SE)	P value
Medical school affiliation	−0.196 (.855)	0.819	0.516 (0.628)	0.412	0.508 (1.068)	0.635	0.640 (0.647)	0.32
Infection Prevention Program has independent budget	2.11 (.671)	0.002	1.657 (0.495)	0.001	2.428 (0.852)	0.005	1.652 (0.512)	0.00
Presence of hospital epidemiologist	0.456 (.695)	0.513	0.523 (0.513)	0.31	0.738 (0.877)	0.401	1.066 (0.523)	0.04
Use of an Electronic Surveillance System	0.520 (.774)	0.503	0.600 (0.571)	0.295	0.951 (0.959)	0.323	0.086 (0.591)	0.88
Infection Prevention Director reports to Quality Management Director/Vice President or Director/Vice President of Patient Safety	−0.241 (0.738)	0.744	−0.734 (0.545)	0.181	−1.034 (0.932)	0.269	−0.008 (0.566)	0.99
Beds	0.002 (.002)	0.447	0.003 (0.002)	0.072	0.002 (0.003)	0.495	0.003 (0.002)	0.10
Number of infection prevention professional staff per 100 beds	−0.672 (.664)	0.313	−0.355 (0.472)	0.453	−0.544 (0.826)	0.511	−0.541 (0.483)	0.27

IP: infection preventionist; QD: quality director; SME: Senior Management Engagement; LOPS: Leadership on Patient Safety.