Psychometric evaluation of the Polish version of the Questionnaire of Attitudes of Healthcare Workers towards Reporting of Clinical Adverse Events (P-RoCAES)

Aim. The purpose of the study was psychometric evaluation of the Polish version of the Questionnaire of Attitudes of Healthcare Workers towards Reporting of Clinical Adverse Events (P-RoCAES), based on an adaptation of the Reporting of Clinical Adverse Events Scale (RoCAES) by Wilson B., Bekker H.L., Fylan F.

Material and methods. A total of 101 participants took part in the study, 41.4% of whom were internal medicine nurses, the remaining percentage were nursing students. In addition to the P-RoCAES, the Author’s Survey Questionnaire, the Justice Sensitivity Inventory, the Moral Feelings Scale, the Perceived Stress at Work Scale were used.

Results. P-RoCAES reliability (internal consistency: Cronbach’s alpha 0.82; McDonald’s omega 0.80) and theoretical relevance for questions from the Author’s Survey Questionnaire were found. Convergent relevance with sensitivity to justice, feelings in moral situations, work stress perception were not proven. Confi rmatory factor analysis did not provide a reinforcement of the 5-dimensional factor structure of the original RoCAES.

Conclusions. The P-RoCAES achieved satisfactory psychometric properties in validation to Polish conditions, enabling to be used in research of attitudes towards adverse events among medical professionals and students, in order to educate and promote reporting culture for maintaining patient safety in healthcare. Despite possible limitations, the P-RoCAES should be considered an objective, valid, reliable tool.