Cultural adaptation of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire - Short Form (SAQ-SF) in Poland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is essential to provide safe healthcare in complex, difficult, and quickly changing conditions. The quality of healthcare services directly influences the safety of both the patients and staff. Understanding healthcare staff attitudes toward safety in the healthcare delivery context is foundational for building a culture of safety.

Aim of the work

To adapt, via a structured translation methodology, the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire-Short Form (SAQ-SF), which assesses how employees of the health care sector perceive the safety climate in their workplace, to the Polish context.

Methods

Using a content validation approach to structure the translation process, we tested and psychometrically analysed the translated SAQ-SF. The sample comprised 322 employees

SUBMITTER: Malinowska-Lipien I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7864443 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature