Poh Tian Er, Chai Shirlie, Lim Yee Pin, Wong Chia Yee, Heng Francis Eng Kai, Wong Jack Siew Yu
Miri Hospital, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Institute for Clinical Research Malaysia, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Malays J Med Sci. 2022 Dec;29(6):89-103. doi: 10.21315/mjms2022.29.6.9. Epub 2022 Dec 22.
Flexible work arrangements (FWAs) have been widely implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the FWA perceived benefits and barriers (FWAPB) scale and subsequently, to determine the preference and perceived feasibility, perceived benefits and barriers, and readiness to implement FWA among healthcare workers.
We conducted a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire in Miri Hospital. The questionnaire was administered via a web survey design (Google Forms). The convenience sampling method was applied to recruit respondents. All healthcare workers in Miri Hospital who could read and understand English were invited to participate in the study. Response process validation, exploratory factor analysis, reliability analyses and descriptive statistics were performed.
A total of 339 respondents participated. All items had satisfactory response process indices. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a three-factor structure. Items of 'perceived benefits-workplace management', 'perceived benefits-family life balance' and 'perceived barriers' have high internal consistency reliability (Cronbach's alpha = 0.852-0.884) and factor loadings. Flextime is preferred and perceived to be the most feasible work arrangement. Most agreed that FWA helps in improving social distancing among colleagues (mean = 3.65, standard deviation [SD] = 0.99) and reduces their exposure to COVID-19 (mean = 3.60, SD = 1.06). A total of 44.0% of the respondents agreed Miri Hospital is ready to implement FWA.
The FWAPB is valid and reliable. Almost half of the respondents were positive towards the implementation of FWA. These findings contribute to the understanding of FWA, and thus increase the readiness and acceptance of such an arrangement.
在新冠疫情期间，灵活工作安排（FWA）已得到广泛实施。我们旨在评估灵活工作安排感知益处与障碍（FWAPB）量表的有效性和可靠性，随后确定医护人员对实施FWA的偏好、感知可行性、感知益处与障碍以及准备情况。
我们在美里医院采用自填式问卷进行了一项横断面研究。问卷通过网络调查设计（谷歌表单）进行发放。采用便利抽样方法招募受访者。邀请美里医院所有能阅读和理解英语的医护人员参与研究。进行了应答过程验证、探索性因素分析、可靠性分析和描述性统计。
共有339名受访者参与。所有项目的应答过程指标均令人满意。探索性因素分析揭示了一个三因素结构。“感知益处 - 工作场所管理”“感知益处 - 家庭生活平衡”和“感知障碍”项目具有较高的内部一致性可靠性（克朗巴哈系数α = 0.852 - 0.884）和因子载荷。弹性工作时间更受青睐且被认为是最可行的工作安排。大多数人同意FWA有助于改善同事之间的社交距离（均值 = 3.65，标准差[SD] = 0.99）并减少他们接触新冠病毒的机会（均值 = 3.60，SD = 1.06）。共有44.0%的受访者认为美里医院已准备好实施FWA。
FWAPB量表有效且可靠。近一半的受访者对实施FWA持积极态度。这些发现有助于理解FWA，从而提高对此类安排的准备程度和接受度。
