German translation and validation of the Reporting of Clinical Adverse Events Scale (RoCAES-D).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reporting of adverse events is an important aspect of patient safety management in hospitals, which may help to prevent future adverse events. Yet, only a small proportion of such events is actually reported in German hospitals. Therefore, it is crucial to evaluate attitudes of clinical staff towards reporting of adverse events. The aim of this study was to translate the Reporting of Clinical Adverse Events Scale (RoCAES) developed by Wilson, Bekker and Fylan (2008) and validate it in a sample of German-speaking health professionals.

Methods

The questionnaire covers five factors (perceived blame, perceived criteria for identifying events that should be reported, perceptions of colleagues' expectations, perceived benefits of reporting, and perceived clarity of repo

SUBMITTER: Litke NA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7382079 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature