Development of a job stressor scale for nurses caring for patients with intractable neurological diseases.

Development of a job stressor scale for nurses caring for patients with intractable neurological diseases. Hiroshima J Med Sci. 2013 Dec;62(4):69-76 Authors: Ando Y, Kataoka T, Okamura H, Tanaka K, Kobayashi T Abstract The purpose of this research is to verify the reliability and validity of a job stressor scale for nurses caring for patients with intractable neurological diseases. A mail survey was conducted using a self-report questionnaire. The subjects were 263 nurses and assistant nurses working in wards specializing in intractable neurological diseases. The response rate was 71.9% (valid response rate, 66.2%). With regard to reliability, internal consistency and stability were assessed. Internal consistency was examined via Cronbach's alpha. For stability, the test-retest method was performed and stability was examined via intraclass correlation coefficients. With regard to validity, factor validity, criterion-related validity, and content validity were assessed. Exploratory factor analysis was used for factor validity. For criterion-related validity, an existing scale was used as an external criterion; concurrent validity was examined via Spearman's rank correlation coefficients. As a result of analysis, there were 26 items in the scale created with an eight factor structure. Cronbach's a for the 26 items was 0.90; with the exception of two factors, alpha for all of the individual sub-factors was high at 0.7 or higher. The int...
Source: Hiroshima Journal of Medical Sciences - Category: Journals (General) Tags: Hiroshima J Med Sci Source Type: research