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. 2006 Oct 9:6:47.
doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-6-47.

An instrument to measure job satisfaction of nursing home administrators

Nicholas G Castle  1
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An instrument to measure job satisfaction of nursing home administrators

Nicholas G Castle. BMC Med Res Methodol. .

Abstract

Background: The psychometric properties of the nursing home administrator job satisfaction questionnaire (NHA-JSQ) are presented, and the steps used to develop this instrument.

Methods: The NHA-JSQ subscales were developed from pilot survey activities with 93 administrators, content analysis, and a research panel. The resulting survey was sent to 1,000 nursing home administrators. Factor analyses were used to determine the psychometric properties of the instrument.

Results: Of the 1,000 surveys mailed, 721 usable surveys were returned (72 percent response rate). The factor analyses show that the items were representative of six underlying factors (i.e., coworkers, work demands, work content, work load, work skills, and rewards).

Conclusion: The NHA-JSQ represents a short, psychometrically sound job satisfaction instrument for use in nursing homes.

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