Development of the Work Limitations Questionnaire Chinese version (WLQ-C)

VernacularTitle:中文版工作受限情况调查问卷的研制
Author: Xiaofang DONG ; Yanjin LIU ; Jinxin WANG ; Zhimin PENG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Questionnaire; Presenteeism; Reliability; Validity
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2013;(12):54-57
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To translate the Work Limitations Questionnaire and examine its reliability and validity,and explore its applicability at home.Methods 300 nurses were surveyed with the Chinese version of the Work Limitations Questionnaire by convenience sampling; and internal consistency reliability,test-retest reliability,construct validity and criterion validity were applied to evaluate the questionnaire.Results The Cronbach α coefficients of the time managing scale,physical scale,mental-interpersonal scale,output scale and total questionnaire were 0.882,0.864,0.913,0.839 and 0.922 respectively;and their test-retest reliability coefficients were 0.857,0.837,0.871,0.803 and 0.893 respectively.Four common factors were abstracted by using factor analysis,with the cumulative variance contribution rate at 61.293％.Using SF-36 as an external criterion,the correlation coefficients of the WLQ scores with the physical function dimension and mental health dimension of the SF-36 were-0.24 and-0.33.Conclusions The reliability and validity of the questionnaire is reasonable.So this questionnaire can be used to measure employee's presenteeism.