Cent Eur J Nurs Midw 2019, 10(3):1076-1086 | DOI: 10.15452/CEJNM.2019.10.0017

The psychometric properties of "Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture" in a Czech environment

Daniela Bartoníčková1,*, Dominika Kalánková2, Zdeňka Mikąová3, Radka Kurucová2, ©árka Tomová1, Katarína ®iaková2
1 Department of Nursing, 2nd Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
2 Department of Nursing, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
3 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic

Aim: To analyze the psychometric properties of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) in internal care units at a specific teaching hospital in the Czech Republic.

Design: The paper has the character of a cross-sectional validation study.

Methods: The study was conducted between November 2015 and January 2016. The convenience sample consisted of 207 registered nurses working in internal care units at a specific faculty hospital in the Czech Republic. Analysis of the psychometric properties of the HSOPS was conducted using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and reliability testing.

Results: Acceptable psychometric properties of the HSOPS were verified in our study. We confirmed 12 components of the HSOPS, the same number stated in the original version from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The reliability of the instrument was evaluated using the Cronbach alpha coefficient, and is considered acceptable.

Conclusion: These findings can help healthcare institutions to raise awareness of patient safety culture and to gain a comprehensive overview of the individual dimensions of patient safety culture. In the future, the instrument could help to compare the components of patient safety culture, not only at a national but also at an international level.

Keywords: factor analysis, Hospital survey on patient safety culture, internal care units, instrument, nurse, patient safety culture, reliability

Received: January 16, 2019; Accepted: June 20, 2019; Published: September 30, 2019  Show citation

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