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Measuring safety climate in acute hospitals : Rasch analysis of the safety attitudes questionnaire
Soh, Sze E. Barker, Anna Morello, Renata T. Dalton, Megan Brand, Caroline
Soh, Sze E.
Barker, Anna
Morello, Renata T.
Dalton, Megan
Brand, Caroline
Abstract
Background: The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) is commonly used to assess staff perception of safety climate within their clinical environment. The psychometric properties of the SAQ have previously been explored with confirmatory factor analysis and found to have some issues with construct validity. This study aimed to extend the psychometric evaluations of the SAQ by using Rasch analysis
Keywords
Safety culture, Patient safety, Rasch analysis
Date
2016
Type
Journal article
Journal
BMC Health Services Research
Book
Volume
16
Issue
1
Page Range
1-9
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
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Open
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