Development and Validation of the Korean Patient Safety Culture Scale for Nursing Homes.
10.4040/jkan.2013.43.3.379
- Author:
Sook Hee YOON
1
;
Byungsoo KIM
;
Se Young KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Institute of Health Science, Inje University, Busan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article ; English Abstract ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Patient safety;
Culture;
Nursing homes;
Leadership
- MeSH:
Adult;
Aged;
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Attitude of Health Personnel;
Factor Analysis, Statistical;
Female;
Health Personnel/*psychology;
Humans;
Interviews as Topic;
Leadership;
Male;
Management Quality Circles;
Middle Aged;
Nursing Homes;
Organizational Culture;
*Patient Safety;
Pilot Projects;
*Program Development;
*Program Evaluation;
Questionnaires;
Republic of Korea
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
2013;43(3):379-388
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop a tool to evaluate patient safety culture in nursing homes and to test its validity and reliability. METHODS: A preliminary tool was developed through interviews with focus group, content validity tests, and a pilot study. A nationwide survey was conducted from February to April, 2011, using self-report questionnaires. Participants were 982 employees in nursing homes. Data were analyzed using Cronbach's alpha, item analysis, factor analysis, and multitrait/multi-Item analysis. RESULTS: From the results of the analysis, 27 final items were selected from 49 items on the preliminary tool. Items with low correlation with total scale were excluded. The 4 factors sorted by factor analysis contributed 63.4% of the variance in the total scale. The factors were labeled as leadership, organizational system, working attitude, management practice. Cronbach's alpha for internal consistency was .95 and the range for the 4 factors was from .86 to .93. CONCLUSION: The results of this study indicate that the Korean Patient Safety Culture Scale has reliability and validity and is suitable for evaluation of patient safety culture in Korean nursing homes.
