First evidence on the validity and reliability of the Safety Organizing Scale-Nursing Home version (SOS-NH).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Safety Organizing Scale is a valid and reliable measure on safety behaviors and practices in hospitals.

Purpose of the study

This study aimed to explore the psychometric properties of the Safety Organizing Scale-Nursing Home version (SOS-NH).

Design and methods

In a cross-sectional analysis of staff survey data, we examined validity and reliability of the 9-item Safety SOS-NH using American Educational Research Association guidelines.

Subjects and setting

This substudy of a larger trial used baseline survey data collected from staff members (n = 627) in a variety of work roles in 13 nursing homes (NHs) in North Carolina and Virginia.

Results

Psychometric evaluation of the SOS-NH revealed good response patterns with low average of missing v

SUBMITTER: Ausserhofer D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3735648 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature