Journal
BMC NURSING
Volume 20, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
BMC
DOI: 10.1186/s12912-020-00523-w
Keywords
Safety culture; Psychometric; Validity; Reliability; Korea
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- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korea government (MSIT) [2020R1C1C1006993]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2020R1C1C1006993] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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This study assessed the content validity and psychometric properties of the Korean-language version of the HSOPSC 2.0, showing good results in confirmatory factor analysis and lower scores in patient safety culture dimensions compared to US research. The K-HOSPSC 2.0 was found to be a reliable tool for measuring patient safety culture in South Korean hospitals.
Background: To date, there has been no universal and validated tool for measuring safety culture in Korea. The Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC), version 2.0 was released by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality in 2019, but it had not yet been translated and assessed for use in Korea. The aim of this study was to assess the content validity and other psychometric properties of the Korean-language version of the HSOPSC 2.0. Methods: Instrument adaptation was performed using a committee-based translation, cognitive interviews, and expert panel reviews. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted on data obtained through an online survey from 526 registered nurses who worked on medical-surgical units in three teaching hospitals in South Korea. Results: One item was dropped during the translation and adaption phase of the study as being a poor fit for the Korean healthcare context, resulting in excellent content validity. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the factorial structure of the K-HSOPSC 2.0. Correlations with an overall measure of patient safety provided further evidence of construct validity. Additionally, in comparing the results of this current study to those from U.S. research using the HSOPSC 2.0, it was found that Korean nurses assigned less positive scores to all dimensions of patient safety culture. Conclusion: Our findings provide evidence of the content validity, reliability, and construct validity of the K-HOSPSC 2.0 for measuring patient safety culture in South Korean hospitals. Hospital administrators can use this tool to assess safety culture and identify areas for improvement to enhance patient safety and quality of care.
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