Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSPSC): a systematic review of the psychometric properties of 62 international studies.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To carry out a systematic review of the psychometric properties of international studies that have used the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSPSC).

Design

Literature review and an analysis framework to review studies.

Setting

Hospitals and other healthcare settings in North and South America, Europe, the Near East, the Middle East and the Far East.

Data sources

A total of 62 studies and 67 datasets made up of journal papers, book chapters and PhD theses were included in the review.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Psychometric properties (eg, internal consistency) and sample characteristics (eg, country of use, participant job roles and changes made to the original version of the HSPSC).

Results

Just over half (52%) of t

SUBMITTER: Waterson P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731893 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature