Preliminary Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Work-Related Quality of Life Scale-2 in the Nursing Profession

Abstract

ObjectivesAs quality of work-life (QWL) among nurses affects both patient care and institutional standards, assessment regarding QWL for the profession is important. Work-related Quality of Life Scale (WRQOLS) is a reliable QWL assessment tool for the nursing profession. To develop a Chinese version of the WRQOLS-2 and to examine its psychometric properties as an instrument to assess QWL for the nursing profession in China.MethodsForward and back translating procedures were used to develop the Chinese version of WRQOLS-2. Six nursing experts participated in content validity evaluation and 352 registered nurses (RNs) participated in the tests. After a two-week interval, 70 of the RNs were retested. Structural validity was examined by principal components analysis and the Cronbach's alphas calculated. The respective independent sample t-test and intra-class correlation coefficient were used to analyze known-group validity and test-retest reliability.ResultsOne item was rephrased for adaptation to Chinese organizational cultures. The content validity index of the scale was 0.98. Principal components analysis resulted in a seven-factor model, accounting for 62% of total variance, with Cronbach's alphas for subscales ranging from 0.71 to 0.88. Known-group validity was established in the assessment results of the participants in permanent employment vs. contract employment (t = 2.895, p < 0.01). Good test-retest reliability was observed (r = 0.88, p < 0.01).ConclusionThe translated Chinese version of the WRQOLS-2 has sufficient validity and reliability so that it can be used to evaluate the QWL among nurses in mainland China.

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“…The results of our survey are consistent with other findings in the literature. The results of this study are consistent with findings reported earlier by Lin et al (2013aLin et al ( , 2013b and Gillet et al (2013).…”

“…They also reported that a leisure benefit system was a coping resource for frontline employees' work-to-leisure conflict. Lin et al (2013b), in other work, studied psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Work-Related Quality of Life Scale-2 in the nursing profession.…”

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“…A list of items was generated by adapting the items of existing generic scales (Casio, 1992;Walton, 1975;Timossi et al, 2008;Kanten and Sadullah, 2012;Lin et al, 2013).…”

“…In fact, some scholars affirm that efforts for building universal conceptualization of QWL may be in vain and ineffective (Lin et al, 2013;Mirkamali and Thani, 2011). Furthermore, some arguments have been advanced to prove that QWL model is associated to organizational culture and work settings (Lin et al, 2013). Therefore, to be of pragmatic value, a QWL must be either by industry or setting specific.…”