Perception of Effects of Shiftwork Questionnaire (PESQ) among Ambulance Service Staff in Saudi Arabia: An Exploratory Factor Analysis  

作　　者：Fawaz Albishri Loay Zamzami Fawaz Albishri;Loay Zamzami(Department of Emergency Medicine, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia)

机构地区：[1]Department of Emergency Medicine, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

出　　处：《Open Journal of Emergency Medicine》2021年第3期123-134,共12页急诊医学（英文）

摘　　要：<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Despite efforts in describing the impact of shiftwork </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">on</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the performance of health care workers, the perception of ambulance service staff is largely unexplored. This study attempted to develop the Perception of Effects of Shiftwork Questionnaire (PESQ) using a factor analysis approach to determine the underlying dimensions. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A 16-item Likert scale research inst</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">rument, designed to gather information about the perceived effects of</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> shiftwork</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> on</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the respondents’ health, social relationships, and career quality, was floated to 375 ambulance services personnel in Saudi Arabia during March and April 2021. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Based on factor analysis, the questionnaire has three dimensions with varying reliability, namely “perceived effects on social relationship” (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> = 0.815), perceived effects on health (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> = 0.787) and “perceived </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">effects on career quality” (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> = 0.602). Over-all, the research instrument had an acceptable internal consistency (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> = 0.829). </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><spa<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Objective:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Despite efforts in describing the impact of shiftwork </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">on</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the performance of health care workers, the perception of ambulance service staff is largely unexplored. This study attempted to develop the Perception of Effects of Shiftwork Questionnaire (PESQ) using a factor analysis approach to determine the underlying dimensions. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A 16-item Likert scale research inst</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">rument, designed to gather information about the perceived effects of</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> shiftwork</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> on</span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> the respondents’ health, social relationships, and career quality, was floated to 375 ambulance services personnel in Saudi Arabia during March and April 2021. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Based on factor analysis, the questionnaire has three dimensions with varying reliability, namely “perceived effects on social relationship” (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> = 0.815), perceived effects on health (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> = 0.787) and “perceived </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">effects on career quality” (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> = 0.602). Over-all, the research instrument had an acceptable internal consistency (</span><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">α</span></i><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> = 0.829). </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion:</span></b><spa

关 键 词：SHIFTWORK Ambulance Staff Ambulance Staff Wellbeing Staff Performance Factor Analysis 

分 类 号：N94[自然科学总论—系统科学]