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Published in: BMC Medical Research Methodology 1/2006

Open Access 01-12-2006 | Research article

An instrument to measure job satisfaction of nursing home administrators

Author: Nicholas G Castle

Published in: BMC Medical Research Methodology | Issue 1/2006

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Abstract

Background

The psychometric properties of the nursing home administrator job satisfaction questionnaire (NHA-JSQ) are presented, and the steps used to develop this instrument.

Methods

The NHA-JSQ subscales were developed from pilot survey activities with 93 administrators, content analysis, and a research panel. The resulting survey was sent to 1,000 nursing home administrators. Factor analyses were used to determine the psychometric properties of the instrument.

Results

Of the 1,000 surveys mailed, 721 usable surveys were returned (72 percent response rate). The factor analyses show that the items were representative of six underlying factors (i.e., coworkers, work demands, work content, work load, work skills, and rewards).

Conclusion

The NHA-JSQ represents a short, psychometrically sound job satisfaction instrument for use in nursing homes.
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Metadata
Title
An instrument to measure job satisfaction of nursing home administrators
Author
Nicholas G Castle
Publication date
01-12-2006
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Medical Research Methodology / Issue 1/2006
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2288
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2288-6-47

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