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Validation of a questionnaire for psychosocial risk assessment in the workplace in Chile Validación de un cuestionario para evaluar riesgos psicosociales en el ambiente laboral en Chile
Fecha
2012Registro en:
Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 140, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 1154-1163
00349887
07176163
10.4067/S0034-98872012000900008
Autor
Alvarado, Rubén
Pérez-Franco, Juan
Saavedra, Nadia
Fuentealba, Claudio
Alarcón, Alex
Marchetti, Nella
Aranda, Waldo
Institución
Resumen
Background: The measurement of psychosocial risk among workers is becoming increasingly important. Aim: To adapt, validate and standardize a questionnaire to measure psychosocial risks in the workplace. Material and Methods: The Spanish version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire was adapted and evaluated. Its contents were first validated with a panel of experts. Afterwards a semantic adaptation of the questionnaires was carried out applying it to a pilot sample. Finally, it was applied to 1,557 workers (65% men). Results: A preliminary questionnaire containing 97 questions was constructed. A good item-test correlation was found, the factorial structure was similar to the original questionnaire and it had a good internal consistency, convergent validity with the Goldberg Health Questionnaire and test-retest correlation. Ranges for the different dimensions and sub-dimensions of psychosocial risk were calculated by tertiles. Conclusions: The resulting questionnaire is useful fo