Design and validation of an instrument to analyze the work of the occupational health and safety professional

Authors

  • Julian Andres Martinez-Rincon Institución Universitaria Politécnico Grancolombiano
  • Yohanna Milena Rueda-Mahecha Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - Bucaramanga
  • Cesar Augusto Silva-Giraldo Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - Bucaramanga
  • Carlos Arturo Martínez García Corporación Universitaria Minuto de Dios - Bucaramanga

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37467/revtechno.v11.4403

Keywords:

Aiken’s V, Confidence Intervals, Role, OHS Profesional, Safety Professional, Content validity, Validation

Abstract

The objective of this article is the validation of a data collection instrument to analyze the work of the occupational safety and health professional in a group of specialists and professionals in the discipline, such validation was carried out by expert judgment, using the content validity method, Aiken’s V and asymmetric confidence intervals (CI), a pilot test was also carried out to adjust the document, based on the results obtained, the instrument measures the constructs proposed to explore the work of the professional in the Colombian context.

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2022-12-28

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Martinez-Rincon, J. A., Rueda-Mahecha, Y. M., Silva-Giraldo, C. A. ., & Martínez García, C. A. (2022). Design and validation of an instrument to analyze the work of the occupational health and safety professional. TECHNO REVIEW. International Technology, Science and Society Review Revista Internacional De Tecnología, Ciencia Y Sociedad, 12(2), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.37467/revtechno.v11.4403

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Vol. 12 No. 2 (2022): Monograph: "Research and protocols for modern health improvement"

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