Determining the psychometric properties of safety attitudes questionnaire in NICUs

Abstract

Introduction: This study aimed to translate and assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the “Safety Attitude Questionnaire” in the NICUs. Methods: In this psychometric study, the “Safety Attitude Questionnaire” was translated into Persian. Then this version was used for psychometric evaluation. For this purpose, the qualitative face, content validity and construct validity were performed by confirmatory factor analysis. Internal consistency and stability reliability were calculated. Data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software. Results: Face validity was also performed with a slight change in four items. The factor structure of the tool was determined by confirmatory factor analysis. Fit indices were appropriate. Internal consistency reliability in the whole questionnaire was 0.65 and the stability reliability was calculated to be 0.64. Discussion and conclusion: “Safety Attitude Questionnaire” has appropriate psychometric properties and can be used in NICUs.