Psychometric properties of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture for hospital management (HSOPS_M)

Table 6 Reliability of the 12 safety culture dimensions in the German data compared with the US data

Dimension	No. of items	Cronbach's alpha American data for staff^a	Cronbach's alpha German data for management
*Safety Culture Dimensions*
Hospital management support for patient safety	3	.83	.87
Supervisor/manager expectations/actions	4	.75	.69
Teamwork across hospital units	4	.80	.78
Teamwork within units	4	.83	.77
Communication openness	3	.72	.64
Hospital handoffs and transitions	4	.80	.83
Nonpunitive response to error	4	.79	.73
Feedback and communication about error	3	.78	.79
Staffing	4	.63	.73
Organizational learning	3	.76	.61
*Outcome Dimensions*
Overall perceptions of safety	4	.74	.73
Frequency of event reporting	3	.84	.86

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