Frontline assessments of healthcare culture: Safety Attitudes Questionnaire norms and psychometric properties.

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Frontline assessments of healthcare culture: Safety Attitudes Questionnaire norms and psychometric properties.

March 27, 2005

Sexton JB, Thomas EJ, Helmreich RL, et al. The University of Texas Center of Excellence for Patient Safety Research and Practice, 2004. Technical Report 04-01.

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This collection of surveys seeks to assess the attitudes toward safety in a variety of clinical settings. This project was supported by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Grant # 1PO1HS1154401. The use of this survey instrument is discussed by Pronovost in a 2003 article.

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