Abstract:

Objective: It was aimed to investigate the Turkish validity and reliability of the ErgoEnf-Questionnaire Survey of Ergonomic Risks Among Nursing Workers, developed by Coluci and Alexandre, which provides ergonomic risk assessment to nursing individuals. Material-Method: In order to test the comprehensibility of the questionnaire, the Turkish version was translated by the researchers, a pilot study was conducted on 29 nurses who actively provide nursing services in our city. Along with the Turkish version questionnaire, which was finalized as a result of the pilot study, the demographic information form was applied to healthcare workers who have been providing professional nursing services for at least 6 months in the research and practice hospital affiliated to our university by face-to-face interview technique. In order to test the suitability of the questionnaire for factor analysis, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) measurement and Bartlett's test of sphericity were performed. Cronbach alpha coefficient and item analysis method were used for internal consistency in the reliability assessment of the questionnaire. Results: The study included 132 women (75%) and 44 (25%) men, whose ages were 37,17 ± 0,69 years and who worked in nursing services for 15,31 ± 0,71 years. KMO measurement value made to test the construct validity of the questionnaire was found to be 0,936 and the Bartlett sphericity test result was found to be 5328,431 (p <0,001). Considering the eigenvalue greater than 1,0 and the appearance of the eigenvalue-slope graph, it was decided that the suitable factor number for the questionnaire to be adapted to Turkish was 3. The Cronbach alpha coefficient, which was examined to determine the internal consistency of the questionnaire, was found to be 0,970. Conclusion: The Turkish version of the Questionnaire Survey of Ergonomic Risks Among Nursing Workers is a valid and reliable measurement tool.

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