2019 Volume 39 Pages 306-315
Purpose: This study aimed to develop and assess the reliability and validity of a workplace environment evaluation scale for intensive care homes for the elderly.
Method: After the preliminary survey, a questionnaire-based survey was distributed to 1,800 nursing and care professionals working at 300 intensive care homes for the elderly across Japan.
Results: Reliability and validity were examined using data from 344 respondents (recovery rate: 19.1%; effective response rate: 95.6%). Factor analysis revealed that responses consisted of 34 items in the following 6 factors: “the supportive role of supervisors,” “creative work improvements,” “employee evaluations,” “duties of the facility director,” “education,” and “collaboration between nursing and care professionals.” As a result of examining the reliability and validity, the Cronbach’s α coefficient for the entire scale was .956, and the model’s goodness of fit was χ2 = 1193.5 (p < .001), with GFI = .837, AGFI = .812, CFI = .925, and RMSEA = .059. The correlation coefficient with the external criteria was within the range of .204 to .916.
Conclusion: While the model leaves something to be desired with respect to the fit of the construct validity to the data, its internal consistency and criterion-related validity satisfied established criteria. The model can be used in the context of management that fully comprehends the workplace environment of intensive care homes for the elderly.
