Developing a reliable and valid patient measure of safety in hospitals (PMOS): a validation study.

Rosemary R C McEachan; Rebecca Lawton; Jane K. O'Hara; Gerry Armitage; Sally J. Giles; Sahdia Parveen; Ian Watt; John Wright; Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group

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Developing a reliable and valid patient measure of safety in hospitals (PMOS): a validation study.

June 25, 2014

McEachan RRC, Lawton R, O'Hara JK, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2014;23(7):565-73.

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Patients can make unique contributions to identifying safety hazards. This study reports on the validation of the Patient Measure of Safety survey tool, designed to elicit patient perceptions of safety in the hospital environment.

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