- Title
- Examining the dimensions of hospital safety climate and psychosocial risk factors among Japanese nurses
- Creator
- Smith, Derek R.; Muto, Takashi; Sairenchi, Toshimi; Ishikawa, Yumiko; Sayama, Shizue; Yoshida, Atsushi; Townley-Jones, Maureen
- Relation
- Journal of Transcultural Nursing Vol. 22, Issue 3, p. 257-264
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1043659611404423
- Publisher
- Sage Publications
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2011
- Description
- Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the dimensions, reliability, and main loading factors associated with a Japanese safety climate and psychosocial risk factor scale. Design: The authors used a cross-sectional survey of nurses from a university teaching hospital in Japan during 2008 (N = 996). The survey tools were based on components previously identified in a variety of international studies, including the Hospital Safety Climate Scale (HSCS) originally developed by Gershon et al. in 2000. Results: Factor analysis of the Japanese HSCS demonstrated key themes in the areas of workplace-related issues, protective devices or mechanisms, and managerial dimensions (Cronbach’s α = .887). Factor analysis of the psychosocial scale revealed key themes comprising individually related items and group dynamics (Cronbach’s α = .882). Conclusions: This study revealed high internal consistency in the Japanese-language safety climate and psychosocial risk factor scales. The authors also identified various factors and themes consistent with previous international research. Implications for Practice: Transcultural research using standard psychosocial tools can reveal important and reliable findings if carefully translated and adapted for the host environment.
- Subject
- safety climate; nurses; Japan; internal reliability; factor analysis; factorial design; survey design
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1065654
- Identifier
- uon:17926
- Identifier
- ISSN:1043-6596
- Language
- eng
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