Author/Authors :
Moghri, J Dept. of Health Management and Economics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Arab, M Dept. of Health Management and Economics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Akbari Saari, A Dept. of Health Management and Economics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Ghiasvand, H Dept. of Health Management and Economics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Sohrabi, R Dept. of Health Management and Economics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Goudarzi, R Dept. of Health Management and Economics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran , Nateqi, E Dept. of Immunology - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine - Ferdowsi University, Mashhad , Rahimi Forooshani, A Dept. of Epidemiology and Biostatistics - School of Public Health - Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Abstract :
Background: If you want to start a long journey towards patient safety, you should create a good culture of
patient safety among employees alongside structural interventions. The first step in doing so is the assessment of
current culture in the organization using different tools. One of the most commonly used instruments of
measuring patient safety culture is Hospital Survey of Patient Safety culture (HSOPS). The aim of this study was
to assess the validity and reliability of Farsi version of this questionnaire for the first time in Iran’s hospitals.
Methods: We purposefully selected four hospitals out of seven general Tehran University of Medical Sciences
affiliated hospitals. Then a 420 sample of staff of these hospitals were taken randomly. Staff was asked to
complete the questionnaire. Confirmative factor analysis, correlation coefficient, Cronbach’s alpha were
employed in statistical analyses.
Results: Factor loadings for almost all questions were acceptable. Factors jointly explained 77.8% of the variance
in the responses. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was between 0.57 and 0.8. The study revealed that over 70%
of employees were working at their hospitals more than 40 hours a week and also more than half of the
employees were not reporting errors.
Conclusion: Farsi version of HSOPS with 12 dimensions and 42 questions is a valid and reliable questionnaire
to measure patient safety culture for the first time in Iran hospitals. This tool will be helpful in tracking
improvements and in heightening awareness on patient safety culture in Iran.
Keywords :
Patient , Hospitals , Validity , Reliability , Questionnaire , Iran
