@article{ref1,
title="Psychometric testing of the Chinese version of Second Victim Experience and Support Tool",
journal="Journal of patient safety",
year="2020",
author="Zhang, Xin and Chen, Jingli and Lee, Shih-Yu",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: The Second Victim Experience and Support Tool (SVEST) is a 29-item, nine-subscale questionnaire, which measures the second-victim experience and quality of support resources after the health professionals involved with medical errors. Second victim is common among the registered nurses (RNs) in China; however, no Chinese version of the SVEST is available. This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the SVEST (C-SVEST) among RNs. <br><br>METHODS: The SVEST was forward and backward translated. The reliability and validity of the final C-SVEST were tested by using 625 RNs in Beijing, China. Internal consistency and split-half analysis were used to examine reliability, content validity was evaluated by expert committee, and validity was assessed via exploratory factory analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: The Cronbach α coefficient (0.59-0.92) and split-half analysis (Spearman-Brown coefficient = 0.88) were acceptable. The item-level content validity index (I-CVI) ranged from 0.85 to 0.97. The average of scale-level content validity index was 0.91. Eight factors were extracted by exploratory factory analysis, which explained 70.8% of the total variance of second-victim experience and support in the C-SVEST. The confirmatory factor analysis showed a good fit for a nine-factor structure and the values were acceptable: root mean square error approximation = 0.07; comparative fit index = 0.90; goodness-of-fit index = 0.84; and χ/df = 2.19. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The C-SVEST is a valid and reliable tool to assess the extent of second-victim distress and support resources in Chinese health care workers. In Asian culture, nurses are hesitant to express emotional distress and instead they express physical discomfort and turnover intentions.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1549-8417",
doi="10.1097/PTS.0000000000000674",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PTS.0000000000000674"
}