Translation and psychometric evaluation of the Thai version of TeamSTEPPS® teamwork attitudes and teamwork perceptions questionnaires.

Abstract

Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety (TeamSTEPPS®) is a strategy for improving communication and team climate in hospitals. While it shows promise, it remains an untested tool among health care professional teams. A cross-sectional design with survey methodology was implemented. We scrutinized the psychometric properties of the TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Attitudes Questionnaire (T-TAQ) and Teamwork Perceptions Questionnaire (T-TPQ) among 301 health care professionals in Thailand. This study follows an instrument testing design guided by two phases: I) Translation phase and II) Psychometric properties testing. A content validity index (CVI), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and McDonald's omega were conducted. The study presents confirmatory factor analyses and descriptive data. Both the T-TAQ and T-TPQ are self-administered questionnaires consisting of 27 and 32 items, respectively, utilizing a five-point Likert scale to assess five key components: Team structure, Leadership, Situation monitoring, Mutual support, and Communication. Psychometric evaluations indicated good internal consistency and validity for these instruments among Thai health care professionals, with McDonald's omega values ranging from 0.68 to 0.89 for T-TAQ and 0.85 to 0.95 for T-TPQ. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the construct validity of both the Thai T-TAQ and T-TPQ. The T-TAQ and T-TPQ prove to be reliable and valid instruments. The scale can be effectively utilized as a tool for assessing Thai health professionals' teamwork attitudes and perceptions.