Translation and cross-cultural adaptation of the Brazilian version of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture: initial stage

Patient safety culture assessment allows hospitals to identify and prospectively manage safety issues in work routines. This article aimed to describe the cross-cultural adaptation of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) into Brazilian Portuguese. A universalist approach was adopte...

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Published in:Cadernos de saúde pública Vol. 28; no. 11; pp. 2199 - 2210
Main Authors: Reis, Claudia Tartaglia, Laguardia, Josué, Martins, Mônica
Format: Journal Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Brazil 01.11.2012
Subjects:
Brazil
Crosscultural Differences
Cultural Characteristics
Cultural Pluralism
Hospitals
Humans
Language
Occupational Safety and Health
Patient Safety
Patients
Safety Management
Semantics
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Translating
Brazil
ISSN:1678-4464, 0102-311X, 1678-4464
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Summary:Patient safety culture assessment allows hospitals to identify and prospectively manage safety issues in work routines. This article aimed to describe the cross-cultural adaptation of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPSC) into Brazilian Portuguese. A universalist approach was adopted to assess conceptual, item, and semantic equivalence. The methodology involved the following stages: (1) translation of the questionnaire into Portuguese; (2) back-translation into English; (3) an expert panel to prepare a draft version; and (4) assessment of verbal understanding of the draft by a sample of the target population. The questionnaire was translated into Portuguese, and the scale's final version included 42 items. The target population sample assessed all the items as easy to understand. The questionnaire has been translated into Portuguese and adapted to the Brazilian hospital context, but it is necessary to assess its measurement equivalence, external validity, and reproducibility.
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ISSN:1678-4464
0102-311X
1678-4464
DOI:10.1590/S0102-311X2012001100019