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Analysis of reliability and validity of Chinese version of Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture

XIAO Qing-ping1, YU Xiu-li2, TONG Li-fang2, FAN Yun3, CAI Ze-zhong4, DENG De-jin5, CAO Su-juan6, WANG Yue-qing7, ZHAO Qing-hua1, XIAO Ming-zhao8   

  1. 1.Nursing Department, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China; 2.Qinggang Senior Care Center, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 402761, China; 3.Weifang Community Health Service Center, Shanghai 200122, China; 4.Donghai Senile Nursing Home of Shanghai, Shanghai 201303, China; 5.Suzhou Fuxing Nursing Home, Suzhou 215009, China; 6.Beijing First Social Welfare Institute, Beijing 100029, China; 7.Chengdu Zaijun Nursing Home, Chengdu 610103, China; 8.Department of Urology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing 400016, China
  • Online:2016-04-28 Published:2016-05-26
  • Supported by:

    Higher Education Teaching Reform Project of Chongqing, 132005; National Key Technology Research and Development Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, 2015BAI06B04

Abstract:

Objective To translate the Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture (NHSOPSC) into Chinese and verify the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of NHSOPSC. Methods The NHSOPSC was translated and adjusted according to Chinese culture. Three hundred and twenty-two personnel in 6 nursing homes were surveyed by questionnaire. The reliability and validity of the Chinese version of NHSOPSC were verified by expert opinion, factor analysis, and calculation of reliability coefficients. Results The Chinese version of NHSOPSC consisted of 23 items. The exploratory factor analysis extracted six common factors, which could explain 65.28% of the total variance and the factor loading of each item ranged from 0.451 to 0.892. The Cronbachs α of the total scale was 0.884 and the Cronbachs α values of subscales were 0.841, 0.804, 0.737, 0.757, 0.866, and 0.815 respectively. The test-retest reliability of the total scale was 0.904 and the test-retest reliability values of subscales were 0.913, 0.786, 0.963, 0.895, 0.951, and 0.709, respectively. The test-retest correlation was statistically significant (P<0.001). Conclusion The Chinese version of NHSOPSC is reliable and valid and can be used as an effective tool for assessing the patient safety culture in Chinese nursing homes.

Key words: nursing home, patient safety culture, reliability, validity