Table 1

Characteristics of participants; significance was tested by independent sample t-test

Doctors (n=150)Nurses (n=424)P-value
Age in years36.6±9.833.1±9.2<0.001
Work experience in years9.5±8.29.4±7.80.954
Previous patient safety training in hours7.4±15.87.7±21.80.828
Median00
Range0–1000–200
Previous patient safety training receivedYesNoYesNo
Number5692177247
Percentage37.30%61.30%41.90%56.20%<0.001
Missing28