Patients’ perception of safety climate in Irish general practice: a cross-sectional study

BMC Primary Care

Table 2 Hierarchical multiple regressions of patient risk factors on the PPS-GP subscales

	Feeling of safety with GP			Practice staff efficiency and teamwork			Staff stress and workload			Patient knowledge and accountability			Safety systems and behaviours
	β	Adj R²	F change	β	Adj R²	F change	β	Adj R²	F change	β	Adj R²	F change	β	Adj R²	F change
Step 1		.03	5.44**		.04	6.71**		.03	5.55**		.11	16.44**		.03	4.88
Gender	−.09*			−.06			−.01			−.01			−.10*
Age	14*			.15**			−.18**			.34**			.11*
Nationality	.11			.15**			−.08*			.06			.10*
GMS status	.05			−.00			.02			.01
Step 2		.03	.54		.05	1.45		.03	.74		.10	.19		.03	.98
N visits	.02			.04			−.03			.04			.05
Recent fall	−.05			−.08			.06			.01			−.07
Hospitalisation	−.01			.04			.02			.01			−.00
Step 3		.03	.75		.04	.56		.03	.45		.10	.37		.03	1.39
Polypharmacy	−.02			−.02			.03			−.03			−.07
Multimorbidity	−.05			−.04			.02			−.02			−.07

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