Validity and reliability of WRQoL-2 questionnaire for assessment of nurse's quality of work life
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Introduction
Quality of Work Life (QWL) is a new form of job satisfaction which involves ones feelings about all aspects of their job. The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Persian version of WRQoL-2 questionnaire for use in the nursing community.Material and
Method
In this study, backward translation method was used in order to verify the linguistics stability. Then, the cross-sectional study was conducted among 270 nurses working in a hospital, affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Reliability and construct validity was investigated using test-retest and factor analysis, respectively. In addition, discriminant validity was assessed by comparing QWL mean scores of nurses satisfied with their salary and those who were dissatisfied.Result
Regarding the reliability, it was observed that the repeatability coefficient were at an acceptable level for all dimensions of the WRQoL-2questionnaire. According to factor analysis, six components were identified with some questions in different groups compared to the original questionnaire. Considering discriminant validity, all components, except Stress at Work, obtained P-value less than 0.05.Conclusion
Based on the acceptable level of reliability and validity of the WRQoL-2 questionnaire, use the questionnaire to assess the quality of work life of nurses is recommended.Keywords:
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Persian
Published:
Journal of Health and Safety at Work, Volume:7 Issue: 2, 2017
Pages:
143 to 152
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