Author/Authors :
Pournik, O mashhad university of medical sciences - School of Medicine - Department of Medical Informatics, مشهد, ايران , Pournik, O shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Deputy for Health, تهران, ايران , Ghalichi, L tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Public Health - Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, تهران, ايران , Tehrani Yazdi, AR shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - Deputy for Health, تهران, ايران , Tabatabaee Jabali, SM tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Public Health - Department of Nutritionand Biochemistry, تهران, ايران , Ghaffari, M tehran university of medical sciences tums - School of Medicine - Department of Occupational Medicine and Occupational Medicine Research Center,, تهران, ايران , Ghaffari, M Uppsala University Hospital - Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,Department of Medical Sciences, Sweden , Vingard, E Uppsala University Hospital - Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,Department of Medical Sciences, Sweden
Abstract :
Background: The effect of health status on productivity has widely been studied and discussed in literature. Valid and reliable tools are needed to evaluate the levels of health and productivity and provide detailed information, before any intervention is implemented. World Health Organization Health and Work Performance Questionnaire (HPQ) is a widely used instrument in estimating the workplace costs of health problems in terms of reduced job performance, sickness absence, and work-related accidents and injuries.Objective: To assess the reliability and validity of Persian version of HPQ in Iranian health care workers.Methods: The questionnaire was translated to Persian and back translated. 102 health care workers completed the questionnaire. Absence and sick-leave data was extracted from administrative records.Results: Factor analysis revealed acceptable validity for the questionnaire in part A (health). Cronbach apos;s alpha was 0.73 for all scales of Parts B (work) and C (demographic). Questions targeting days of absence and sick-leave had acceptable correlation with administrative records (Pearson apos;s r 0.75), while questions on total hours worked showed lower correlation.Conclusion: Persian version of HPQ can be considered a reliable and valid tool in Iranian health workers.
Keywords :
Reproducibility of Results , Occupational health , Iran , Efficiency, organizational
