Organizational well-being and work-related stress in health care organizations: Validation of the Work-related Stress Assessment Scale [Benessere organizzativo e stress lavoro-correlato nelle organizzazioni sanitarie : validazione della Work-related Stress Assessment Scale]

The issue of the assessment of work-related stress has stimulated in recent years, the production of several theoretical paradigms and assessment tools. In this paper we present a new scale for the assessment of organizational well-being and work-related stress specific for healthcare organizations (Work-related Stress Assessment Scale - WS AS). The goal of the authors is to examine the psychometric properties of the scale, so that it can be used in the healthcare setting as a work-related stress assessment tool. The answers of 230 healthcare professionals belonging to different roles have been analyzed. The study was realized in 16 Units of the University Hospital "S. Maria alle Scotte "of Siena. The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) revealed the presence of five factors with good internal consistency and reliability, "relationship to the structure of proximity" (α = 0.93) "change" (α =0.92), "organization of work "(α = 0.81)," relationship with the company I Governance "(α = 0.87)" working environment "(α = 0.83). The analysis of SEM (Structural Equation Models) has confirmed the goodness of the factor solution (NNFI = 0.835, CFI = 0.921, RMSEA = 0.060). The good psychometric qualities, the shortness and simplicity of the scale WS AS makes it a useful aid in the assessment of work-related stress in health care organizations. © PI-ME, Pavia 2015.