Department of Health Management, Niğde Zübeyde Hanım School of Health, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Niğde, Turkey.
J Nurs Manag. 2021 May;29(4):710-720. doi: 10.1111/jonm.13211. Epub 2020 Nov 29.
To test the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the General Work Stress Scale.
Nursing is one of the most stressful professions. The primary measure that should be taken to ensure that nurses can cope with stress is determining their stress levels.
The General Work Stress Scale was translated into Turkish via back-translation. Its reliability and validity were analysed via item analyses, content and construct validities, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, Cronbach's alpha and Spearman-Brown reliability coefficients. Average and standard deviations of the scale items and the overall scale were calculated.
The study was conducted with 276 nurses. The Cronbach's alpha of the whole scale was 0.91, and the Spearman-Brown reliability coefficient was 0.89. According to the resulting one-dimensional structure, the factor loadings of the scale items were between 0.67 and 0.82, and this structure alone explained 58.72% of the total variance. The confirmatory factor analysis revealed perfect and good-fit indices (χ /df = 1.96; RMSA = 0.06; CFI = 0.99; IFI = 0.99; GFI = 0.97; RMR = 0.04; NFI = 0.99). The mean total score was 2.55 ± 0.87, while the items' means ranged from 2.10 ± 1.15 to 3.33 ± 1.13.
The Turkish version of the General Work Stress Scale is a valid and reliable tool for assessing nurses' general work stress. Nurses largely feel that their work makes them so stressed that they wish they had a different job. The items with high means suggest opportunities for improvement.
The nurses or nursing services and units with low or high stress levels can be determined with the General Work Stress Scale. If necessary, measures aimed at eliminating or reducing the negative effects of those nurses or nursing services and units with high stress levels can be taken in a timely manner.
测试一般工作压力量表土耳其语版本的有效性和可靠性。
护理是压力最大的职业之一。为确保护士能够应对压力，首要措施应是确定他们的压力水平。
通过回译将一般工作压力量表翻译成土耳其语。通过项目分析、内容和结构效度、探索性和验证性因素分析、克朗巴赫 α 和斯皮尔曼-布朗信度系数分析其信度和效度。计算量表项目和总体量表的平均值和标准差。
该研究共纳入 276 名护士。全量表的克朗巴赫 α 系数为 0.91，斯皮尔曼-布朗信度系数为 0.89。根据得出的一维结构，量表项目的因子负荷在 0.67 至 0.82 之间，该结构单独解释了总方差的 58.72%。验证性因素分析显示具有完美和良好拟合指数（χ/df=1.96；RMSA=0.06；CFI=0.99；IFI=0.99；GFI=0.97；RMR=0.04；NFI=0.99）。总均分为 2.55±0.87，而项目均值范围为 2.10±1.15 至 3.33±1.13。
一般工作压力量表土耳其语版本是评估护士一般工作压力的有效且可靠的工具。护士普遍感到工作压力很大，以至于希望换一份工作。均值较高的项目表明存在改进的机会。
可以使用一般工作压力量表确定压力水平较低或较高的护士或护理服务和单位。如果有必要，可以及时采取措施，针对压力水平较高的护士或护理服务和单位，消除或减轻其负面影响。
