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Development of a patient safety culture measurement tool for ambulatory health care settings: analysis of content validity

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The development of patient safety culture in health care organizations is a necessary precursor to patient safety improvement. However, existing tools to measure patient safety culture are intended for implementation in hospitals. A new, abbreviated patient safety culture survey was developed for use in ambulatory health care settings. This survey was tested for content validity utilizing a panel of six experts. It had a clarity interrater agreement (IR) of 0.75, a clarity content validity index (CVI) of 0.95, a representativeness IR of 0.75 and a representativeness CVI of 0.95. The content validity analysis served as a useful tool for assessing the relevance and comprehensiveness of this survey of patient safety culture in ambulatory care organizations.

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  1. School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, 4304 A Maryland Avenue, St. Louis, MO, 63108, USA

    Amanda L. Schutz

  2. Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO, USA

    Michael A. Counte

  3. University Health System Consortium, Oak Brook, IL, USA

    Steven Meurer

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Schutz, A.L., Counte, M.A. & Meurer, S. Development of a patient safety culture measurement tool for ambulatory health care settings: analysis of content validity. Health Care Manage Sci 10, 139–149 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10729-007-9014-y

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