Psychometrics evaluation of the Persian version of Attitudes toward Patient Safety Questionnaire (APSQ-III) in nursing students

Kaveh O 1 , Sharif-Nia H 2 , Hosseini Z 1 , Kaur H 3 , Shafipour V 4

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Nursing, Sari Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  • 2 Psychosomatic Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  • 3 Faculty of Business and Law, Taylor's University, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
  • 4 Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Nasibeh Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran. v.shafipour@mazums.ac.ir
BMC Med Educ, 2024 Dec 05;24(1):1419.
PMID: 39633360 DOI: 10.1186/s12909-024-06318-w

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The topic of patient safety and attitudes toward patient safety among health professionals is a main priority of healthcare systems globally. This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of APSQ-III among Iranian nursing students.

METHODS: There were 307 undergraduate nursing students who participated in the cross-sectional methodological study, from December 2022 to January 2023. Content validity, Construct validity and reliability of the APSQ-III was evaluated.

RESULTS: In the exploratory factor analysis, three factors were identified from 11 items, accounting for 58% of the total variance. The confirmatory factor analysis indices confirmed the model fit (χ2(38) = 91.851, p 

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