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Initial Development of a Scale to Measure Patient Psychological Safety

Paul J. Hershberger, Timothy N. Crawford, Angie Castle, Sarah K. Hiett, Roselle Bea P. Almazan, Khadijah C. Collins, Jared M. Burkert, David G. Fields, Sarah G. Yu and Katharine Conway
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2024, 37 (5) 809-815; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230465R1
Paul J. Hershberger
From the Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (PJH, KC, AC); Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (TNC); Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (SKH, RBPA, KCC, JMB, DGF, SGY, KC).
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Timothy N. Crawford
From the Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (PJH, KC, AC); Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (TNC); Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (SKH, RBPA, KCC, JMB, DGF, SGY, KC).
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Angie Castle
From the Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (PJH, KC, AC); Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (TNC); Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (SKH, RBPA, KCC, JMB, DGF, SGY, KC).
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Sarah K. Hiett
From the Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (PJH, KC, AC); Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (TNC); Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (SKH, RBPA, KCC, JMB, DGF, SGY, KC).
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Roselle Bea P. Almazan
From the Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (PJH, KC, AC); Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (TNC); Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (SKH, RBPA, KCC, JMB, DGF, SGY, KC).
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Khadijah C. Collins
From the Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (PJH, KC, AC); Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (TNC); Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (SKH, RBPA, KCC, JMB, DGF, SGY, KC).
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Jared M. Burkert
From the Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (PJH, KC, AC); Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (TNC); Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (SKH, RBPA, KCC, JMB, DGF, SGY, KC).
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David G. Fields
From the Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (PJH, KC, AC); Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (TNC); Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (SKH, RBPA, KCC, JMB, DGF, SGY, KC).
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Sarah G. Yu
From the Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (PJH, KC, AC); Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (TNC); Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (SKH, RBPA, KCC, JMB, DGF, SGY, KC).
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Katharine Conway
From the Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (PJH, KC, AC); Department of Population and Public Health Sciences and Department of Family Medicine, Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (TNC); Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Dayton, OH (SKH, RBPA, KCC, JMB, DGF, SGY, KC).
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Paul J. Hershberger, Timothy N. Crawford, Angie Castle, Sarah K. Hiett, Roselle Bea P. Almazan, Khadijah C. Collins, Jared M. Burkert, David G. Fields, Sarah G. Yu, Katharine Conway
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2024, 37 (5) 809-815; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230465R1

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Paul J. Hershberger, Timothy N. Crawford, Angie Castle, Sarah K. Hiett, Roselle Bea P. Almazan, Khadijah C. Collins, Jared M. Burkert, David G. Fields, Sarah G. Yu, Katharine Conway
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2024, 37 (5) 809-815; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230465R1
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