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01-12-2020 | Burnout Syndrome | Research

Development and validation of the Short Professional Quality of Life Scale based on versions IV and V of the Professional Quality of Life Scale

Authors: Laura Galiana, Amparo Oliver, Fernanda Arena, Gustavo De Simone, José M. Tomás, Gabriel Vidal-Blanco, Inmaculada Muñoz-Martínez, Noemí Sansó

Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes | Issue 1/2020

Abstract

Background

This research presents a short version of the Professional Quality of Life (ProQOL) scale, one of the most frequently used questionnaires in the arena of applied healthcare investigation. It measures burnout (BO), compassion fatigue (CF), and compassion satisfaction (CS).

Methods

A 9-item version of the ProQOL was developed. In Study 1, this short version, which used items from version IV of the ProQOL, was administered to 817 palliative care professionals from Spain, Argentina, and Brazil. In Study 2, the same nine items, but this time from version V of the ProQOL, were administered to 296 Spanish palliative care professionals.

Results

Study 1: The Short ProQOL showed an adequate internal structure, and invariance across the countries studied (χ²(106) = 185.620 (p < 0.001), CFI = .929, RMSEA = 0.058 [0.044, 0.072], SRMR = 0.081). Argentinians showed higher levels of BO (mean difference = 0.172, p = 0.042, Cohen’s d = 0.168), whereas Brazilians showed higher levels of CF (Mean difference = 0.384, p = 0.002, Cohen’s d = 0.352). Study 2: the Short ProQOL again showed adequate internal structure and reliability (χ²(24) = 134.504 (p < 0.001); CFI = 0.953; RMSEA = 0.126 [0.106, 0.147]; SRMR = 0.063), and was related to coping with death, self-compassion, and self-care.

Conclusions

The Short ProQOL could help facilitate the application of harmonizing measurements and its use for cross-cultural comparisons and occupational health monitoring was satisfactory.

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Title: Development and validation of the Short Professional Quality of Life Scale based on versions IV and V of the Professional Quality of Life Scale
Authors: Laura Galiana
Amparo Oliver
Fernanda Arena
Gustavo De Simone
José M. Tomás
Gabriel Vidal-Blanco
Inmaculada Muñoz-Martínez
Noemí Sansó
Publication date: 01-12-2020
Publisher: BioMed Central
Keywords: Burnout Syndrome
Fatigue
Published in: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7525
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12955-020-01618-3

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Development and validation of the Short Professional Quality of Life Scale based on versions IV and V of the Professional Quality of Life Scale

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