Validation of the attitudes to patient safety questionnaire for nursing students in the Spanish context

Abstract Background There are different instruments to assess the attitudes of nursing students towards patient safety. However, no questionnaire validated in Spanish with this objective was identified. The study validate Attitudes Patient Safety (APS) for Spain and safety at Universitat Jaume I (Spain). Design Cross-sectional psychometric developed a sample 177 undergraduate students. carried out second semester 2016. Methods First, nominal group created perform cross-cultural adaptation determine content validity Attitude Questionnaire (APQS-III). Second, cross-sectional conducted properties student Results Exploratory factorial analysis explained 53.82 % variance, good internal consistency (α = 0.808), confirmatory factor indicate an adequate fit between model data (χ2 366; p < 0.001; χ2/df 1.886; RMSEA 0.07; IC95 %=0.059–0.081; CFI 0.885). Intra-observer reliability (ICC 0.792, 0.001). mean overall score 3.92 (95 CI 3.88–4.03). Significant differences were observed regarding whether had completed clinical practicum ( 0.012) academic year 0.25). Conclusions APS adapted adequate. Students show attitude safety; however, it is necessary develop strategy guarantee acquisition competency as well design evaluate specific educational interventions.