Development of a Work-Life Balance Achievement Scale for Head Nurse

Abstract

Objective: To develop a work-life balance achievement scale for head nurses and to examine the validity and reliability of the scale.

Methods: A questionnaire survey consisting of 43 items was administered to 786 head nurses working in hospitals with 100 or more beds in Japan. We examined the validity and reliability of the scale.

Results: We received 571 responses (72.6% response rate), of which 479 valid responses (83.9% valid response rate) were included in the analysis. Six factors and 27 items were extracted from an exploratory factor analysis. Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the goodness of fit of the hypothesized model. Criterion-related validity was confirmed by correlation with the Work-Life Balance Scale for Nurses. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the overall scale was .911 (range of each factor, .710 to .902). The overall reliability coefficient of the scale using the retest method was .862.

Conclusion: The validity and reliability of the Work-Life Balance Achievement Scale for Head Nurse were confirmed.