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Table 3 Psychometric results

From: Assessing safety climate in acute hospital settings: a systematic review of the adequacy of the psychometric properties of survey measurement tools

Features

Name of instrument

HSOPSC

(1)

SAQ

(2)

PSCHO

(3)

SOS

(4)

Can-PSC

(5)

• Psychometric properties:

• Content Validity

• Construct Validity:

 ◦ Factor Structure

• CFA

 ◦ Model fit indicesa

• EFA

 ◦ Discriminant Validity

• Criterion Validity

• Reliability

• Item analysis

• Test Re-test Reliability

• ANOVA

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Convergent Validity:

CFA: 12 factors

Convergent Validity: CFA

Convergent Validity: MTA

Convergent Validity:

CFA: Single factor

Convergent Validity: CFA

CFI 5 out of 6 factors > 0.90 exceptb SMEA

CFI 0.90

RMSEA 0.03

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CFI > 0.90

RMSEA 0.06

CFI > 0.90

RMSEA 0.033

SRMR < 0.08

SRMR 0.17 between & 0.04 within clinical areas

 

SRMR 0.033

–

Chi < 0.05 Good model fit

Chi < 0.0001 Satisfactory model fit

 

Chi < 0.0001 Good model fit

Chi < 0.0001 Good model fit

EFA:

Yes

14 factors

EFA:

Yes

6 factors

EFA:

Yes

7 factors

EFA:

No

EFA:

Yes

6 factors

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Yes

No

Cronbach’s Alpha ≥0.70 except staffing

Raykov ñ coefficient = 0.90

Cronbach’s Alpha (0.50–0.89)

Cronbach’s Alpha ≥0.88

Cronbach’s Alpha (0.70–0.80)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

  1. aModel fit indices recommended criteria: comparative fit index (CFI ≥0.90) [6], the standardized root mean square residual (SRMR < 0.08) & the Root Mean Square Error Of Approximation (RMSEA < 0.08) [7], Chi-square (Chi < 0.05) [8]
  2. bModel fit indices were examined for six of the 12 HSOPSC composites that had four items. SMEA: Supervisor/manager expectations and actions promoting safety