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Cross-cultural validity of the demand-control questionnaire: Swedish and Brazilian workers.
Hökerberg, Yara Hahr Marques; Reichenheim, Michael Eduardo; Faerstein, Eduardo; Passos, Sonia Regina Lambert; Fritzell, Johan; Toivanen, Susanna; Westerlund, Hugo.
Afiliação
  • Hökerberg YH; Laboratório de Epidemiologia Clínica, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Reichenheim ME; Departamento de Epidemiologia, Instituto de Medicina Social, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Faerstein E; Departamento de Epidemiologia, Instituto de Medicina Social, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Passos SR; Laboratório de Epidemiologia Clínica, Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Fritzell J; Centre for Health Equity Studies, Stockholm University, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Toivanen S; Centre for Health Equity Studies, Stockholm University, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
  • Westerlund H; Stress Research Institute, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden.
Rev Saude Publica ; 48(3): 486-96, 2014 Jun.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25119944
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cross-cultural validity of the Demand-Control Questionnaire, comparing the original Swedish questionnaire with the Brazilian version. METHODS We compared data from 362 Swedish and 399 Brazilian health workers. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses were performed to test structural validity, using the robust weighted least squares mean and variance-adjusted (WLSMV) estimator. Construct validity, using hypotheses testing, was evaluated through the inspection of the mean score distribution of the scale dimensions according to sociodemographic and social support at work variables. RESULTS The confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses supported the instrument in three dimensions (for Swedish and Brazilians): psychological demands, skill discretion and decision authority. The best-fit model was achieved by including an error correlation between work fast and work intensely (psychological demands) and removing the item repetitive work (skill discretion). Hypotheses testing showed that workers with university degree had higher scores on skill discretion and decision authority and those with high levels of Social Support at Work had lower scores on psychological demands and higher scores on decision authority. CONCLUSIONS The results supported the equivalent dimensional structures across the two culturally different work contexts. Skill discretion and decision authority formed two distinct dimensions and the item repetitive work should be removed.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Carga de Trabalho / Pessoal de Saúde / Local de Trabalho / Satisfação no Emprego Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil / Europa Idioma: En Revista: Rev Saude Publica Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Carga de Trabalho / Pessoal de Saúde / Local de Trabalho / Satisfação no Emprego Tipo de estudo: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies / Qualitative_research Limite: Adult / Female / Humans / Middle aged País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Brasil / Europa Idioma: En Revista: Rev Saude Publica Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil