Turkish validity and reliability study of the Feeling Safe During Surgery Scale.

Area of Science:

• Surgical Patient Experience
• Psychometric Validation
• Healthcare Quality Measurement

Background:

• Assessing patient safety during surgery is crucial for improving healthcare outcomes.
• The Feeling Safe During Surgery Scale (originally in Swedish) needed validation for the Turkish population.
• Understanding patient perceptions of safety enhances surgical care quality.

Purpose of the Study:

• To evaluate the Turkish validity and reliability of the Feeling Safe During Surgery Scale.
• To determine the scale's suitability for assessing safety in Turkish patients undergoing surgery.
• To provide a culturally adapted instrument for measuring surgical safety perception.

Main Methods:

• Methodological validity and reliability study involving 148 patients undergoing elective surgery with regional anesthesia.
• Data collected via face-to-face interviews using a researcher-developed Patient Information Form and the Turkish Feeling Safe During Surgery Scale.
• Statistical analysis performed using SPSS Amos 26 for psychometric evaluation.

Main Results:

• Content validity index was 0.96, indicating strong content relevance.
• Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed acceptable compatibility with the original scale.
• High reliability was demonstrated with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.839 for the total score.

Conclusions:

• The Turkish version of the Feeling Safe During Surgery Scale is a valid and reliable instrument.
• The scale is suitable for use in the Turkish population to assess patient safety during elective surgery.
• This validated tool can enhance the assessment of patient safety in surgical units.