Health Professional Safety in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Validation of a Measurement Instrument

Health Professional Safety in the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Validation of a Measurement Instrument

<b>Background:</b> Discussing healthcare professional safety—not just patient safety—is crucial for delivering safe and high-quality healthcare, an essential component for achieving the third Sustainable Development Goal. The evaluation of the safety of healthcare professionals requires...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Moura Lanza, Herica Silva Dutra, Alzilid Cíntia Rodarte, Samuel de Paula Pinheiro da Silva, Sílvia Manuela Dias Tavares da Silva, Selma Maria da Fonseca Viegas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Series:COVID
Subjects:
working conditions
safety management
health personnel
COVID-19
validation study
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2673-8112/5/3/37
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Summary:<b>Background:</b> Discussing healthcare professional safety—not just patient safety—is crucial for delivering safe and high-quality healthcare, an essential component for achieving the third Sustainable Development Goal. The evaluation of the safety of healthcare professionals requires instruments that address multiple dimensions of their safety: organizational, emotional, professional and structural. The aim of this study was to validate the Questionnaire on Health Professional Safety in the COVID-19 Pandemic (QSP COVID-19). <b>Methods</b>: This is a methodological study to develop and validate the QSP COVID-19. Data were collected in a Brazilian municipality in 2022 and 2023. Exploratory factor analysis was carried out using the FACTOR software version 12.04.04. <b>Results</b>: A total of 259 professionals answered the QSP COVID-19. The factor analysis extracted four factors (organizational, emotional, professional and structural dimensions) which explained 55.4% of the total variance. The QSP COVID-19 has 30 items, all of which had factor loadings above 0.300. The latent and observed H-index of the four domains suggests that the factors may be replicable in future studies. <b>Conclusions</b>: the QSP COVID-19 has evidence of validity for assessing the safety of healthcare professionals in the context of COVID-19.
ISSN:2673-8112

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