Development of a patient safety culture scale for maternal and child health institutions in China: a cross-sectional validation study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to develop a patient safety culture (PSC) scale for maternal and child healthcare (MCH) institutions in China.

Methods

A theoretical framework of PSC for MCH institutions was proposed through in-depth interviews with MCH workers and patients and Delphi expert consultations. The reliability and validity of the PSC scale were tested in a cross-sectional survey of 1256 MCH workers from 14 MCH institutions in Zhejiang province of China. The study sample was randomly split into half for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, respectively. Test-retest reliability was assessed through a repeated survey of 63 voluntary participants 2 weeks apart.

Results

The exploratory factor analysis extracted 10 components: patient engagement in patient sa

SUBMITTER: Wang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738693 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature