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Psychometric Properties for the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire in Child and Youth Health Clinics and School Health Services: A Validation Study.

Ingrid Oma Langeland, Eva Langeland, Ellen C T Deilkås, Elin Salemonsen, Roy M Nilsen, Dag Hofoss, Gunnar Tschudi Bondevik

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Ingrid Oma LangelandDepartment of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0447-7299
Eva LangelandDepartment of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3594-2877
Ellen C T DeilkåsThe Patient Safety Department/The Norwegian Directorate of Health, Oslo, Norway.
Elin SalemonsenDepartment of Health and Caring Sciences, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.
Roy M NilsenFaculty of Health and Social Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Bergen, Norway.
Dag HofossNational Centre for Epilepsy, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.
Gunnar Tschudi BondevikDepartment of Global Public Health and Primary Care, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.

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Ministry of Education and Research and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
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Abstract

aimTo test and describe the reliability, content and construct validity for the Norwegian translated version of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire-Ambulatory Version (SAQ-A) in child and youth health clinics and school health services.

designA validation study addressing reliability, content and construct validity.

methodsThe SAQ-A was used to measure five factors: teamwork climate, safety climate, job satisfaction, perceptions of management and working conditions. Research has indicated that the sixth SAQ factor, stress recognition, contributes poorly to the safety climate construct, and it was therefore excluded from the final hypothesised model. An online version of the SAQ-A was used for the data collection. Content validity was addressed. Furthermore, construct validity and reliability were analysed using corrected item total correlation and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and assessing internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha). The COSMIN reporting guideline was used as a framework and reference for designing and reporting quality domains in this study of measurement properties in line with the EQUATOR guidelines.

resultsA total of 361 respondents (45% of the invitees) completed the survey. Of these, 307 responses were included in the CFA. The content validity for the SAQ-A was evaluated as good in the child and youth clinics and school health services context. The CFA indicated a satisfactory model fit (ꭓ

conclusionThis study indicated that the reliability, content and construct validity of the SAQ-A, with five factors, is adequate for measuring healthcare professionals safety climate in child and youth health clinics and school health services in Norway. PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: The content analysis was carried out in collaboration with an interdisciplinary user group including 10 healthcare professionals.

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Child Health ServicesHealth PersonnelPsychometricsSafety ManagementSchool Health ServicesAdultAttitude of Health PersonnelChi-Square DistributionFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNorwayOrganizational CultureReproducibility of Resultschild and youth health clinicsprimary carepublic health nursesSafety Attitudes Questionnairesafety climateschool health services

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PMID40260624
PMCPMC12012566

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