Validity and Reliability of a Job Factors Questionnaire Related to the Work Tasks of Physical Therapists

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• Personal Author:
  Alexandre NMC ; Coluci MZO ; Gallani MCJB ; Rosecrance JC ; Shimabukuro VGP
• Description:
  Physical therapists engage in work tasks that expose them to occupational risk factors related to musculoskeletal disorders. Due to the gap in the literature on instruments focused on those workers, this study adapted a job factors questionnaire to physical therapists, and assessed its psychometric properties. The questionnaire was adapted and its content validity was established. The psychometric properties were evaluated among 142 physical therapists. Reliability was verified using the temporal-stability design and internal consistency. Construct validity was assessed with the known-groups technique. Test-retest results demonstrated intraclass correlation coefficients between .82 and .90 (p < .001). Cronbach's a of .91 verified the reliability of the questionnaire. The known-groups technique demonstrated a statistically significant difference on the scores of the items when physical therapists were compared to office workers. The results indicated that the adapted questionnaire had acceptable psychometric properties for assessing problematic job factors among physical therapists working in hospitals. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cardiovascular Diseases Cardiovascular System Lung Lung Diseases Mining Mortality Neoplasms Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety

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• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders Ergonomics Health Care Personnel Health Care Workers Job Analysis Job Factors MSD Musculoskeletal System Disorders Physical Therapy Questionnaires WMDs

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• ISSN:
  1080-3548
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Colorado ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  15-26
• Volume:
  18
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052203
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Saf Ergon 2012 Mar; 18(1):15-26
• Contact Point Address:
  Vanessa Gusmão de Paula Shimabukuro, R. Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126 - Departamento de Enfermagem - FCM - UNICAMP - Campinas - SP - Brazil 13081-970
• Email:
  vanshima@fcm.unicamp.br
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Colorado State University - Ft. Collins
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20030915
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• End Date:
  20270914
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7957eb80ed066ffc55faff50444d912fb103d7d9c096d407c7e605cbcf0a6454ca97ec40053363cbe63b3cee788036bbfe45dd0f46e5516661428bb6c08032cc
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/211773/cdc_211773_DS1.pdf
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