DU Chunlin 1,2 , DAI Jialing 2,3 , YANG Xiaorong 2 , ZHOU Cong 2 , WAN Zhi 2,3
  • 1. Integrated Care Management Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 2. Outpatient Department, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
  • 3. Rare Diseases Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P. R. China;
WAN Zhi, Email: 303680215@qq.com
Outpatient department; employees satisfaction; questionnaire; reliability; validity
10.7507/1002-0179.202401070
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Objective  To verify the reliability and validity of a self-developed satisfaction evaluation questionnaire for outpatient department employees in public hospitals, and to provide suitable tools for conducting such surveys. Methods  Two anonymous surveys were conducted on all employees of the Outpatient Department of West China Hospital of Sichuan University in July 2019 and November 2021, respectively. Questionnaire items were screened using methods such as item distribution, coefficient of variation, and decision value, and the reliability and validity of the questionnaire were evaluated using Spearman-Brown coefficient and Cronbach’s α coefficient, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis. Results  The final questionnaire retained 14 items, which could be divided into two dimensions: work conditions and interpersonal environment, and the overall fit index of structural equation model were as follows: χ2/ν=6.957, the standardized root mean square residual was 0.061, the root mean square error of approximation was 0.147, the goodness-of-fit index was 0.796, the adjusted goodness-of-fit index was 0.719, the normed fit index was 0.849, the relative fit index was 0.819, the incremental fit index was 0.868, the Tucker-Lewis Index was 0.841, and the comparative fit index was 0.867. The combined reliability of the two factors in the questionnaire was 0.94 and 0.91, respectively. The average variance extraction was 0.67 and 0.76, respectively, and the square root of the average variance extraction was 0.82 and 0.87, respectively, both of which were greater than the correlation coefficient of 0.71 between the two factors. The Spearman-Brown coefficient of the final questionnaire was 0.913, and the Cronbach’s α coefficients for the overall and two dimensions were 0.953, 0.937, and 0.910, respectively. Conclusion  The reliability and validity of the satisfaction evaluation questionnaire for outpatient department employees in public hospitals are good and the questionnaire can be applied to practical surveys.

Citation： DU Chunlin, DAI Jialing, YANG Xiaorong, ZHOU Cong, WAN Zhi. Reliability and validity verification of a satisfaction evaluation questionnaire for outpatient department employees in public hospitals. West China Medical Journal, 2025, 40(4): 588-594. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.202401070 Copy

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