Validation of the German version of the Nurse-Work Instability Scale: baseline survey findings of a prospective study of a cohort of geriatric care workers

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology
Melanie HarlingAlbert Nienhaus

Abstract

A prospective study of a cohort of nursing staff from nursing homes was undertaken to validate the Nurse-Work Instability Scale (Nurse-WIS). Baseline investigation data was used to test reliability, construct validity and criterion validity. A survey of nursing staff from nursing homes was conducted using a questionnaire containing the Nurse-WIS along with other survey instruments (including SF-12, WAI, SPE). The self-reported number of days' sick leave taken and if a pension for reduced work capacity was drawn were recorded. The reliability of the scale was checked by item difficulty (P), item discrimination (rjt) and by internal consistency according to Cronbach's coefficient. The hypotheses for checking construct validity were tested on the basis of correlations. Pearson's chi-square was used to test concurrent criterion validity; discriminant validity was tested by means of binary logistic regression. 396 persons answered the questionnaire (21.3% response rate). More than 80% were female and mostly work full-time in a rotating shift pattern. Following the test for item discrimination, two items were removed from the Nurse-WIS test. According to Cronbach's (0.927) the scale provides a high degree of measuring accuracy. All h...Continue Reading

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