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The objective of this study was to validate the Karasek-Job Content Questionnaire in Vietnamese. A translation/back-translation of the questionnaire was performed prior to its administration to 344 health personnel in Vietnam. Several psychometric properties of the Vietnamese version of the Karasek-Job Content Questionnaire were assessed. A valid Vietnamese version of the Karasek-Job Content Questionnaire was produced, composed of fi ve subscales based on the original theoretical model: Psychological demands, Social support at work, Decision latitude-Autonomy, Decision latitude-Authority, and Skill discretion. Internal consistency and reliability coeffi cients for each subscale of the questionnaire were satisfactory. The correlations with depression and work absence indicators were weak but statistically signifi cant, as expected. The Vietnamese version of the Karasek-Job Content Questionnaire will help Vietnamese researchers and clinicians appropriately evaluate and document the job strain of workers in Vietnamese workplaces.
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International journal of occupational …
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J Med Assoc Thai
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Background The aim of this study is to present and analyze Moroccan health care workers’ (HCWs) occupational risk perception. International studies on occupational risks in public hospitals are infrequent and only few researchers have focused on psychosocial stress in Moroccan HCWs. Across nine public hospitals from three Moroccan regions (northern, central and southern), a 49 item French questionnaire with 4 occupational risks subscales, was distributed to 4746 HCWs. This questionnaire was based on the Job Content Questionnaire. Psychosocial job demand, job decision latitude and social support scores analysis were used to isolate high strain jobs. Occupational risks and high strain perception correlation were analyzed by univariate and multivariate logistic regression. Results 2863 HCWs (60%) answered the questionnaire (54% women; mean age 40 years; mean work seniority 11 years; 24% physicians; 45% nurses). 44% of Moroccan HCWs were at high strain. High strain was strongly associated with two occupational categories: midwives (2.33 OR; CI: 1.41-3.85), full-time employment (1.65 OR; CI: 1.24-2.19), hypnotics and sedatives use (1.41 OR; CI: 1.11-1.79), analgesics use (1.37 OR; CI: 1.13-1.66). Conclusions Moroccan HCWs, physicians included, perceive their job as high strain. Moroccan HCWs use of hypnotics, sedatives and analgesics is high. Risk prevention plan implementation is highly recommended.
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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
