BACKGROUND: The effect of poor psychosocial work conditions on health status has widely been discussed in occupational literature. Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) is a widely accepted instrument for evaluation of psychosocial work conditions. OBJECTIVE: To determine the reliability and validity of Persian version of JCQ. METHODS: The questionnaire was translated into Persian and back translated. 490 Iranian health care workers completed the questionnaire. After 4 weeks, 196 participants completed the questionnaire once again. RESULTS: Factor analyses revealed an acceptable level of structure validity for the questionnaire. Cronbach's α was more than 0.75 for all scales except for psychological demand (α=0.60) and job insecurity (α=0.27). reassessment of participants after 4 weeks revealed an acceptable level of reliability for all scales except depression. CONCLUSION: The Persian version of JCQ is reliable and valid for assessing work conditions among Iranian health care workers, although revision is needed for job insecurity and depression scales.
BACKGROUND: The effect of poor psychosocial work conditions on health status has widely been discussed in occupational literature. Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ) is a widely accepted instrument for evaluation of psychosocial work conditions. OBJECTIVE: To determine the reliability and validity of Persian version of JCQ. METHODS: The questionnaire was translated into Persian and back translated. 490 Iranian health care workers completed the questionnaire. After 4 weeks, 196 participants completed the questionnaire once again. RESULTS: Factor analyses revealed an acceptable level of structure validity for the questionnaire. Cronbach's α was more than 0.75 for all scales except for psychological demand (α=0.60) and job insecurity (α=0.27). reassessment of participants after 4 weeks revealed an acceptable level of reliability for all scales except depression. CONCLUSION: The Persian version of JCQ is reliable and valid for assessing work conditions among Iranian health care workers, although revision is needed for job insecurity and depression scales.
Authors: Kionna Oliveira Bernardes Santos; Tânia Maria de Araújo; Fernando Martins Carvalho; Robert Karasek Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2017-05-17 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Natsu Sasaki; Kotaro Imamura; Tran T T Thuy; Kazuhiro Watanabe; Nguyen T Huong; Kazuto Kuribayashi; Asuka Sakuraya; Bui M Thu; Nguyen T Quynh; Nguyen T Kien; Nguyen T Nga; Nguyen T H Giang; Truong Q Tien; Harry Minas; Melvyn Zhang; Akizumi Tsutsumi; Norito Kawakami Journal: J Occup Health Date: 2019-09-21 Impact factor: 2.708