Psychometric properties of the Swiss version of the Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture

Safety Science

Volumn 55, Issue , 2013, Pages 88-118

  Zúñiga, Franziska ^a   Schwappach, David ^b,c   De Geest, Sabina ^a   Schwendimann, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Patient Safety Foundation   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Multilevel exploratory factor analysis; Nursing home; Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture; Patient safety; Psychometrics; Safety climate

Indexed keywords

EXPLORATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SAFETY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SAFETY CLIMATE;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS; INSTRUMENT TESTING; SURVEYS;

SAFETY TESTING;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; BEDRAIL; CONTENT VALIDITY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; NURSING HOME SURVEY ON PATIENT SAFETY CULTURE; OBLIMIN ROTATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL RESTRAINT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84873314373     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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