Psychometric Properties of the Latin American Spanish Version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture Questionnaire in the Surgical Setting.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSPSC) was designed to assess staff views on patient safety and has been translated and validated into several languages and settings. This study developed a Latin American Spanish version of the HSPSC for use in perioperative settings and examines its psychometric properties.

Methods

After translation and adjustments, a web-based questionnaire was administered to all health care personnel at operating room in a public university-affiliated hospital in Popayán, Colombia. Descriptive statistics, internal reliability, confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis, and intercorrelations among survey composites were calculated.

Results

Confirmatory factor analysis showed inadequate model fit for the original 12-facto

SUBMITTER: Calvache JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8612909 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature