Inter-Rater Reliability of Ergonomic Work Demands for Childcare Workers Using the Observation Instrument TRACK.

Autor: Svendsen MJ; Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Work Demands, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.; Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark., Hendriksen PF; Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Work Demands, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark., Schmidt KG; Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Work Demands, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark., Stochkendahl MJ; Institute of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark.; Nordic Institute of Chiropractic and Clinical Biomechanics, Campusvej 55, 5230 Odense M, Denmark., Rasmussen CN; Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Work Demands, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark., Holtermann A; Musculoskeletal Disorders and Physical Work Demands, National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, 2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2020 Mar 02; Vol. 17 (5). Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Mar 02.
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17051607
Abstrakt: The aim of this study is to evaluate the inter-rater reliability of a newly developed instrument-TRACK (observaTion woRk demAnds Childcare worK) for observations of ergonomic work demands in childcare work. Two trained raters conducted thirty hours of concurrent observation of fifteen childcare workers in three different day nurseries. Inter-rater reliability of ergonomic work demands was evaluated using Gwet's Agreement Coefficient (AC 1 ) and interpreted by the Landis and Koch benchmark scale. Twenty ergonomic work demand items were evaluated. Inter-rater reliability was 'almost perfect' for nine items (AC 1 0.81-1.00), 'substantial' for four items (AC 1 0.61-0.80), 'moderate' for four items (AC 1 0.41-0.60), 'fair' for two items (AC 1 0.21-0.40), and 'slight' (AC 1 0.00-0.20) for one item. No items had 'poor' (AC 1 < 0.00) agreement. The instrument is reliable for assessing ergonomic work demands in childcare in real-life settings.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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