Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety questionnaire for a Chilean hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital Survey on Patient Safety version 2.0 (HSOSPS 2.0) from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality enables hospitals to gather the information needed to evaluate the patient safety culture within their institution. However, version 2.0 has not been widely implemented in Chile. This study aims to customize and validate the original HSOSPS 2.0 for a Chilean hospital.

Methods

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation, content validity through a group of experts, and a pilot test with cognitive pretest were applied to 259 participants from the nursing team in 11 hospital services to study construct validity and reliability.

Results

In the current study, a version of the questionnaire adapted to the Chilean cultural context showed excellent content v

SUBMITTER: Hurtado-Arenas P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11470732 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature