The psychometric properties of the 'safety attitudes questionnaire' in out-of-hours primary care services in the Netherlands.

BACKGROUND:The Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) is one of the most widely used instruments to assess safety culture among healthcare providers. The ambulatory version of the SAQ (SAQ-AV) can be used in the primary care setting. Our study objective was to examine the underlying factors and psychometric properties of the Dutch translation of the SAQ-AV in out-of-hours primary care services. DESIGN:Cross-sectional observational study using a web-survey. SETTING:Sixteen out-of-hours general practitioner cooperatives and two call centers in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS:Primary healthcare provi... Mehr ...