Validity of questionnaire regarding job satisfaction among the workers in Misurata medical center: as important research tool in healthcare management and community medicine.

Khadija   Amer; Muftah   Elbahloul; Omar Alhddad; Salem Shenaisheh; Osama5  Almajdoub

doi:10.54361/LJM18-11

Authors

Khadija Ali Amer Nursing science department, faculty of health sciences, Misurata University Author
Muftah Abdulssalam Elbahloul Community and family medicine department, Research and consultation department, Faculty of medicine, Misurata University Author
Omar Salem Alhddad . Community and family medicine department, faculty of medicine, Misurata University Author
Salem Mohamed Rafa Shenaisheh Community and family medicine department, faculty of medicine, Misurata University Author
Osama H. Almajdoub Libyan medical research center Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54361/LJM18-11

Keywords:

Validity, ; Questionnaire, job satisfaction, Misurata medical center

Abstract

Background and aim: Having a high level of job satisfaction may increase the productivity and enhance the quality of healthcare services. The aim of this study was to assess the content validity and reliability of questionnaire regarding job satisfaction among healthcare workers in Misurata medical center. Methodology: A Cross-sectional study was conducted among 234 randomly selected healthcare workers working in Misurata medical center, Misurata, Libya. This study used a self-administrated questionnaire that takes approximately 15 minutes to complete and was generally well received by the respondent’s. The validation involved content validity and internal consistency for reliability. Results: A total of 300 questionnaires were distributed, returned 234 with 78% response rate. No items had an I-ICV score of ≤ 0. 6, therefore all the items for all the components in the questionnaire were considered eligible and retained. The universal agreement rates all the all items in the questionnaire was 0.66.Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, used to assess internal consistency. The total Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.831; for staff relation, work factors, management, supervision and communication was 0.802, 0.845, 0.796, 0.834 and 0.742; respectively.Conclusions: The questionnaire on job satisfaction was valid and reliable with good items that enable its use for assessing job satisfaction among healthcare providers.

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