Análisis de las propiedades psicométricas de un cuestionario para medir la actitud hacia el humor en los profesionales sanitarios / Analysis of the psychometric properties of a questionnaire to measure the attitude towards humor in healthcare professionals

Objetivo principal: Analizar las propiedades psicométricas de un instrumento diseñado específicamente para evaluar la actitud ante el humor en profesionales sanitarios. Métodos: Estudio de validación, transversal. Se determinó la fiabilidad con el índice de discriminación, el coeficiente de correlación intraclase e ítem-total, el α de Cronbach y el índice de Pearson. La validez de constructo se analizó con el análisis factorial exploratorio. Resultados principales: La Escala Multidimensional del Humor en Profesionales Sanitarios (EMHUPS) consta de 35 ítems y 8 factores: humor con el paciente, en el trabajo, en los cuidados, en el entorno privado, formación en humor, en el entorno sanitario, demanda de formación en humor y humor y ocio. Presenta una varianza del 60,99% y una fiabilidad de 0,88. Conclusión principal: La escala EMHUPS presenta unas propiedades psicométricas aceptables en la medida del humor en profesionales sanitarios. (AU)

Objective: To evaluate the psychometric properties of an instrument designed specifically designed to determine attitude towards humor in health professionals. Methods: A cross-sectional and a validation study. The reliability study analysed the discrimination capacity of the items with discrimination index, the intraclass and item-total correlation coefficient, the Cronbach's α coefficient and the Pearson's correlation coefficient. In the validation study, the Exploratory Factor Analysis was carried out. Results: The Multidimensional Scale of Humor in Healthcare Professionals (EMHUPS) consists of 35 items divided into 8 factors: humor with the patient, humor at work, humor and care, humor in the private environment, training in humor, humor and the sanitary environment, demand for training in humor and humor and leisure. These factors explained a total variance of 60.99% with overall reliability of 0.88. Conclusions: EMHUPS presents acceptable psychometric properties in the measurement of humor in healthcare professionals. (AU)

Diseño de un instrumento de medida del humor en profesionales sanitarios / Design of an instrument to measure humor in health professionals

Objetivo: Diseñar un instrumento de medida del humor en los profesionales sanitarios. Método: Estudio descriptivo, observacional y transversal de metodología mixta. Se elaboró el instrumento en varias fases: revisión bibliográfica, generación de los ítems, determinación del formato, evaluación por panel de expertos, estudio piloto, reevaluación por panel de expertos y test-retest. Se analizó la pertinencia, la relevancia y el grado de comprensión de los ítems. Se calculó la validez interobservador con el índice kappa y el coeficiente de correlación intraclase, considerándose los valores ≥ 0,61. Se utilizó la t de Student para muestras relacionadas y el coeficiente de correlación de Pearson. Para todas las pruebas se aceptó un valor de p<0,05. Resultados: La Escala Tridimensional del Humor en Profesionales Sanitarios consta de 50 ítems medidos con una escala Likert de 5 puntos en función del grado de acuerdo. El panel de expertos valoró la escala global con 3,57 (0,79) puntos sobre 5. Se obtuvo una fiabilidad interobservador de 0,69 (p<0,001) en el estudio piloto, un coeficiente de correlación de Pearson de 0,71 (p=0,002) y un coeficiente de correlación intraclase de 0,69 (p=0,001) en el test-retest. No se observaron diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre las puntuaciones del test-retest. Conclusión: La Escala Tridimensional del Humor en los Profesionales Sanitarios es una herramienta innovadora en la medida del humor en el contexto sanitario, creada específicamente para profesionales sanitarios. Antes de su utilización, es necesario analizar su validez y fiabilidad en futuros estudios.(AU)

Aim: The objective of this study was to develop an instrument for measuring humor in health professionals. Methods: Observational, transversal and descriptive study of mixed methodology. The instrument was designed in several phases: literature review, item generation, determination of the scale format, review by the expert panel, pilot study, reevaluation by the expert panel, and test-retest. The pertinence, relevance and comprehension of the items were analyzed. Interobserver agreement was calculated with Kappa and the intraclass correlation coefficient considering values ≥ 0.61. Pared sample Student's t test and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used. A level of statistical significance was established at P<0,05. Results: The Three-Dimensional Scale of Humor in Health Professionals consists of 50 items measured with a 5-point Likert scale based on the degree of agreement. Experts’ panel evaluated the global scale with 3.57 (0.79) points out of 5. An interobserver reliability of 0.69 (P<0.001) was obtained in the pilot study. A Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.71 (P=0.002) and an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.69 (P=0.001) resulted in the test-retest. No statistically significant differences were observed between test-retest scores. Conclusion: The Three-Dimensional Scale of Humor in Health Professionals is an innovative tool for measuring humor in the health context. This scale is created specifically for health professionals. It́s necessary its validation in future studies.(AU)

Validation of the humour styles questionnaire in healthcare professionals.

AIM: The aim of this study is to determine the reliability and validity of the Humour Styles Questionnaire (HSQ) in a sample of Spanish healthcare professionals. DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. METHODS: The version of HSQ translated into Spanish by Cayssials and Pérez was used to validate on a sample of healthcare professionals (N = 250). The reliability analysed the Crombach's α coefficient and Pearson's correlation coefficient between the factors and the total scale score. The Exploratory Factor Analysis was carried out with Kaiser's criteria for the extraction of factors with Varimax rotation. RESULTS: HSQ in this study sample reproduced the similar structure of the original version with four factors (affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive and self-defeating humour). These factors explained 44.46% of the total variance and Cronbach's ranged from 0.64-0.79. Global HSQ scale reliability was 0.82. CONCLUSION: The HSQ is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing humour in healthcare professionals.

Design of an instrument to measure humor in health professionals.

AIM: The objective of this study was to develop an instrument for measuring humor in health professionals. METHODS: Observational, transversal and descriptive study of mixed methodology. The instrument was designed in several phases: literature review, item generation, determination of the scale format, review by the expert panel, pilot study, reevaluation by the expert panel, and test-retest. The pertinence, relevance and comprehension of the items were analyzed. Interobserver agreement was calculated with Kappa and the intraclass correlation coefficient considering values ≥0.61. Pared sample Student's t test and Pearson's correlation coefficient were used. A level of statistical significance was established at P < 0.05. RESULTS: The Three-Dimensional Scale of Humor in Health Professionals consists of 50 items measured with a 5-point Likert scale based on the degree of agreement. Experts' panel evaluated the global scale with 3.57 (0.79) points out of 5. An interobserver reliability of 0.69 (P < 0.001) was obtained in the pilot study. A Pearson correlation coefficient of 0.71 (P = 0.002) and an intraclass correlation coefficient of 0.69 (P = 0.001) resulted in the test-retest. No statistically significant differences were observed between test-retest scores. CONCLUSION: The Three-Dimensional Scale of Humor in Health Professionals is an innovative tool for measuring humor in the health context. This scale is created specifically for health professionals. It's necessary its validation in future studies.