Experimenting the hospital survey on patient safety culture in prevention facilities in Italy: psychometric properties.

Objective: The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture (HSOPS) was designed to assess staff views on patient safety culture in hospital. This study examines psychometrics of the Italian translation of the HSOPS for use in territorial prevention facilities.

Design: After minimal adjustments and pre-test of the Italian version, a qualitative cross-sectional study was carried out.