Development of the German version of the patient safety climate inventory to the Austrian context.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In recent years, patient safety culture (PSC) in hospitals, including its development and measurement, has increasingly received attention in Europe. Even though several instruments have been developed for PSC measurement in European countries, there is, to date, no validated measure to assess PSC in Austria. The study at hand addresses this gap in the evidence base by psychometrically assessing the German 'Patient Safety Climate Inventory' (PaSKI) in terms of its potential suitability for the Austrian healthcare system. The goal is to theoretically develop and empirically verify a separate instrument for PSC measurement in Austria.

Setting

Ten hospitals.

Participants

Healthcare professionals (n=1202); doctors (n=142), nurse (n=645), other health workers (n

SUBMITTER: Draganovic S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8852657 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature