1. Adaptation and validation of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture in an electronic Brazilian version.
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Andrade LEL, Melo LOM, Silva IGD, Souza RM, Lima ALB, Freitas MR, Batista AM, and Gama ZADS
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- Brazil, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Factor Analysis, Statistical, Female, Humans, Male, Personnel, Hospital statistics & numerical data, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results, Software, Patient Safety, Safety Management, Surveys and Questionnaires
- Abstract
Objective: to adapt the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) to the Brazilian context and validate a computer program that facilitates the collection and analysis of data in hospitals with different types of management., Methods: methodological study developed in six hospitals in Natal-RN, Brazil; a software which allows data collection via e-mail, cloud storage and automatic data report was developed; validity was verified through confirmatory factor analysis and reliability, through consistency analysis with Cronbach's alpha., Results: 863 professionals participated in the study; the adapted version presented total Cronbach's alpha of 0.92 and median of 0.69 in the 12 dimensions (90% confidence interval: 0.53;0.87); the model was fitted and showed good indexes in the confirmatory factor analysis., Conclusion: the results confirmed the validity and reliability of the instrument with adequate psychometric properties for the assessment of patient's safety culture in Brazilian hospitals.
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- 2017
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