Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: psychometric evaluation in Kuwaiti public healthcare settings.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

As healthcare organisations endeavour to improve the quality and safety of their services, there is increasing recognition of the importance of building a culture of safety to promote patient safety and improve the outcomes of patient care. Surveys of safety culture/climate have not knowingly been conducted in Kuwait public hospitals, nor are valid or reliable survey instruments available for this context. This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the HSOPSC (Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture) tool in Kuwaiti public hospitals in addition to constructing an optimal model to assess the level of safety climate in this setting.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Three public hospitals in Kuwait.

Participants

About 1317 healt

SUBMITTER: Al Salem G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549604 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature