Development and validation of a measure to assess patients' perceptions of their safety in an acute hospital setting.

Sinclair, J; Foster, D; Murrells, T; Sandall, J

Development and validation of a measure to assess patients' perceptions of their safety in an acute hospital setting.

Sinclair, J Foster, D Murrells, T Sandall, J

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Publisher:: RCN Publishing
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Nurse Res, 2022, 30, (4), pp. 15-23
Issue Date:: 2022-12-07

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dc.contributor.author	Sinclair, J
dc.contributor.author	Foster, D
dc.contributor.author	Murrells, T
dc.contributor.author	Sandall, J https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2000-743X
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-17T00:57:47Z
dc.date.available	2022-06-27
dc.date.available	2023-04-17T00:57:47Z
dc.date.issued	2022-12-07
dc.identifier.citation	Nurse Res, 2022, 30, (4), pp. 15-23
dc.identifier.issn	1351-5578
dc.identifier.issn	2047-8992
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/169836
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: Safety measurement tools have traditionally examined safety climate and culture from the perspective of healthcare professionals. A small number of studies have used tools to measure patients' perceptions of safety. AIM: To develop and check the validity of a questionnaire, the King's Patient Safety Measure (KPSM), that assesses how patients perceive their safety when receiving acute care. DISCUSSION: A cross-sectional survey of 158 patients was undertaken that was constructed to establish the validity and reliability of a 13-item questionnaire. A general linear model statistically tested how patients perceived the safety of their care and whether those views were associated with covariates that included characteristics such as age, gender, ethnic identity, socio-economic factors, how long they stayed in hospital and the way they were admitted to hospital. CONCLUSION: The KPSM is a validated tool consisting of a single factor that is internally consistent. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The KPSM is appropriate for and potentially applicable to a diverse range of patients and could act as an early warning tool.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	RCN Publishing
dc.relation.ispartof	Nurse Res
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.7748/nr.2022.e1792
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results
dc.subject.mesh	Hospitals
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results
dc.subject.mesh	Hospitals
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Cross-Sectional Studies
dc.subject.mesh	Reproducibility of Results
dc.subject.mesh	Hospitals
dc.title	Development and validation of a measure to assess patients' perceptions of their safety in an acute hospital setting.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	30
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Midwifery
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-04-17T00:57:46Z
pubs.issue	4
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	30
utslib.citation.issue	4

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BACKGROUND: Safety measurement tools have traditionally examined safety climate and culture from the perspective of healthcare professionals. A small number of studies have used tools to measure patients' perceptions of safety. AIM: To develop and check the validity of a questionnaire, the King's Patient Safety Measure (KPSM), that assesses how patients perceive their safety when receiving acute care. DISCUSSION: A cross-sectional survey of 158 patients was undertaken that was constructed to establish the validity and reliability of a 13-item questionnaire. A general linear model statistically tested how patients perceived the safety of their care and whether those views were associated with covariates that included characteristics such as age, gender, ethnic identity, socio-economic factors, how long they stayed in hospital and the way they were admitted to hospital. CONCLUSION: The KPSM is a validated tool consisting of a single factor that is internally consistent. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE: The KPSM is appropriate for and potentially applicable to a diverse range of patients and could act as an early warning tool.

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