Santos Alda, Castanheira Filipa, Chambel Maria José, Amarante Michael Vieira, Costa Carlos
School of Health Care, Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Setubal, Portugal.
Nova School of Business and Economics, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.
J Nurs Manag. 2017 Jul;25(5):329-338. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12468. Epub 2017 Feb 15.
This study validates the Portuguese version of the psychological effects of the relational job characteristics scale among hospital nurses in Portugal and Brazil.
Increasing attention has been given to the social dimension of work, following the transition to a service economy. Nevertheless, and despite the unquestionable relational characteristics of nursing work, scarce research has been developed among nurses under a relational job design framework. Moreover, it is important to develop instruments that study the effects of relational job characteristics among nurses.
We followed Messick's framework for scale validation, comprising the steps regarding the response process and internal structure, as well as relationships with other variables (work engagement and burnout). Statistical analysis included exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis.
The psychological effects of the relational job characteristics scale provided evidence of good psychometric properties with Portuguese and Brazilian hospital nurses. Also, the psychological effects of the relational job characteristics are associated with nurses' work-related well-being: positively with work engagement and negatively concerning burnout.
Hospitals that foster the relational characteristics of nursing work are contributing to their nurses' work-related well-being, which may be reflected in the quality of care and patient safety.
本研究验证了关系型工作特征量表葡萄牙语版本在葡萄牙和巴西医院护士中的心理效应。
随着向服务经济的转型，人们越来越关注工作的社会维度。然而，尽管护理工作具有毋庸置疑的关系特征，但在关系型工作设计框架下，针对护士的研究却很少。此外，开发研究护士关系型工作特征影响的工具非常重要。
我们遵循梅西克量表验证框架，包括关于反应过程和内部结构以及与其他变量（工作投入和倦怠）关系的步骤。统计分析包括探索性因素分析和验证性因素分析。
关系型工作特征量表的心理效应为葡萄牙和巴西医院护士提供了良好心理测量特性的证据。此外，关系型工作特征的心理效应与护士的工作幸福感相关：与工作投入呈正相关，与倦怠呈负相关。
促进护理工作关系特征的医院有助于提高护士的工作幸福感，这可能体现在护理质量和患者安全方面。
