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Table 6 Patient Safety Composite Reliability

From: Multilevel psychometric properties of the AHRQ hospital survey on patient safety culture

Patient Safety Composite

Cronbach's Alpha Reliability

Communication openness

.73

Feedback & communication about error

.78

Frequency of event reporting

.85

Handoffs & transitions

.81

Management support for patient safety

.79

Nonpunitive response to error

.78

Organizational learning--Continuous improvement

.71

Overall perceptions of patient safety

.74

Staffing

.62

Supervisor/Manager expectations & actions promoting patient safety

.79

Teamwork across units

.79

Teamwork within units

.83