Table 1

Patient demographic characteristics

Safety incident reportedNo safety incident reportedP value
Gender (n=1307)
 Malen (%)15 (21.7)389 (31.4)0.090
 Femalen (%)54 (78.3)849 (68.6)
Age (years) (n=1284)n6812160.459
Mean (SE)48.96 (2.2)52.83 (1.2)
No of visits to general practice*
(n=1253)
n6611870.006†
Mean (SE)12 (1.7)7 (0.23)
PC PMOS score‡
(n=1323)
n691254<0.001†
Mean (SE)3.8 (0.07)4.2 (0.02)
  • The denominator for some variables is less than the total sample as there were some missing data.

  • *Number of visits to the general practice in the previous 12 months.

  • †Statistically significant difference.

  • ‡PC PMOS score uses 1–5 scale with lower scores indicating poorer safety.

  • PC PMOS, Primary Care Patient Measure of Safety.