Assessment of health workers´ engagement in Uruguay using the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES)

Evaluación del engagement en trabajadores de la salud en Uruguay a través de la escala Utrecht de engagement en el trabajo (UWES)

Gómez Garbero, Lucía - Labarthe, Javier - Ferreira-Umpiérrez, Augusto - Chiminelli-Tomás, Virginia
Detalles Bibliográficos
2019
work engagement
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale
UWES
psychometric properties
engagement
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale
UWES
propiedades psicométricas
Español
Universidad Católica del Uruguay
LIBERI
https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/1888
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/3066
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Ferreira-Umpiérrez, Augusto
Chiminelli-Tomás, Virginia
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Ferreira-Umpiérrez, Augusto
Chiminelli-Tomás, Virginia
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Labarthe, Javier
Ferreira-Umpiérrez, Augusto
Chiminelli-Tomás, Virginia
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dc.description.en-US.fl_txt_mv The aim of this paper was to examine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) in its 17-item version for the assessment of health workers in Uruguay. The sample consisted of 1,324 workers of both sexes (63.7% of women) from different health institutions, public (45.7%) and private (54.3%), in Montevideo and from the rest of the country (64.4% and 35.6% respectively). The internal consistency analyzes, employing Cronbach's alpha coefficient, reveal satisfactory levels of internal consistency for the total scale and the three factors, and reinforce the evidence of weakness of two items on the scale. The factorial structure analyzes by confirmatory factor analysis show an adequate fit of the trifactorial model to the data, although the high correlation between the latent factors could indicate that the unifactorial model may also be acceptable. Evidence from this study suggests that the Spanish version of the UWES-17 may be a valid and reliable instrument for the measurement of engagement and its three factors in health workers in Uruguay.
dc.description.es-ES.fl_txt_mv El objetivo principal de este estudio fue examinar las propiedades psicométricas de la versión en español de la escala Utrecht de engagementen el trabajo (UWES) en su versión de 17 ítems para la evaluación de trabajadores de la salud en Uruguay. La muestra se compuso de 1324 trabajadores de ambos sexos (63.7% de mujeres) de diferentes instituciones de salud, públicas (45.7%) y privadas (54.3%), de Montevideo y del interior del país (64.4% y 35.6% respectivamente). Los análisis de consistencia interna, mediante coeficiente alfa de Cronbach, revelan niveles satisfactorios de consistencia interna de la escala total y los tres factores, y refuerzan la evidencia de debilidad de dos ítems de la escala. Los análisis de estructura factorial a partir de un análisis factorial confirmatorio, muestran el ajuste medianamente aceptable del modelo trifactorial a los datos, aunque los elevados índices de correlación entre los factores latentes indican que un modelo unifactorial también podría ser aceptable. La evidencia de este estudio sugiere que la versión en español del UWES-17 puede ser un instrumento válido y confiable para la medición del compromiso y sus tres factores en los trabajadores de salud en Uruguay.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Assessment of health workers´ engagement in Uruguay using the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES)
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description The aim of this paper was to examine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) in its 17-item version for the assessment of health workers in Uruguay. The sample consisted of 1,324 workers of both sexes (63.7% of women) from different health institutions, public (45.7%) and private (54.3%), in Montevideo and from the rest of the country (64.4% and 35.6% respectively). The internal consistency analyzes, employing Cronbach's alpha coefficient, reveal satisfactory levels of internal consistency for the total scale and the three factors, and reinforce the evidence of weakness of two items on the scale. The factorial structure analyzes by confirmatory factor analysis show an adequate fit of the trifactorial model to the data, although the high correlation between the latent factors could indicate that the unifactorial model may also be acceptable. Evidence from this study suggests that the Spanish version of the UWES-17 may be a valid and reliable instrument for the measurement of engagement and its three factors in health workers in Uruguay.
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spelling Gómez Garbero, LucíaLabarthe, JavierFerreira-Umpiérrez, AugustoChiminelli-Tomás, Virginia2019-10-042023-08-31T18:53:55Z2023-08-31T18:53:55Zhttps://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/188810.22235/cp.v13i2.1888https://hdl.handle.net/10895/3066The aim of this paper was to examine the psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES) in its 17-item version for the assessment of health workers in Uruguay. The sample consisted of 1,324 workers of both sexes (63.7% of women) from different health institutions, public (45.7%) and private (54.3%), in Montevideo and from the rest of the country (64.4% and 35.6% respectively). The internal consistency analyzes, employing Cronbach's alpha coefficient, reveal satisfactory levels of internal consistency for the total scale and the three factors, and reinforce the evidence of weakness of two items on the scale. The factorial structure analyzes by confirmatory factor analysis show an adequate fit of the trifactorial model to the data, although the high correlation between the latent factors could indicate that the unifactorial model may also be acceptable. Evidence from this study suggests that the Spanish version of the UWES-17 may be a valid and reliable instrument for the measurement of engagement and its three factors in health workers in Uruguay.El objetivo principal de este estudio fue examinar las propiedades psicométricas de la versión en español de la escala Utrecht de engagementen el trabajo (UWES) en su versión de 17 ítems para la evaluación de trabajadores de la salud en Uruguay. La muestra se compuso de 1324 trabajadores de ambos sexos (63.7% de mujeres) de diferentes instituciones de salud, públicas (45.7%) y privadas (54.3%), de Montevideo y del interior del país (64.4% y 35.6% respectivamente). Los análisis de consistencia interna, mediante coeficiente alfa de Cronbach, revelan niveles satisfactorios de consistencia interna de la escala total y los tres factores, y refuerzan la evidencia de debilidad de dos ítems de la escala. Los análisis de estructura factorial a partir de un análisis factorial confirmatorio, muestran el ajuste medianamente aceptable del modelo trifactorial a los datos, aunque los elevados índices de correlación entre los factores latentes indican que un modelo unifactorial también podría ser aceptable. La evidencia de este estudio sugiere que la versión en español del UWES-17 puede ser un instrumento válido y confiable para la medición del compromiso y sus tres factores en los trabajadores de salud en Uruguay.application/pdfapplication/pdfspaUniversidad Católica del Uruguayhttps://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/1888/1863https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/1888/1864Derechos de autor 2019 Universidad Católica del Uruguayinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCiencias Psicológicas; 2019, Volume 13 (2); 305-316Ciencias Psicológicas; 2019, Volumen 13 (2); 305-316Ciencias Psicológicas; 2019, Volume 13 (2); 305-3161688-422110.22235/cp.v13i2reponame:LIBERIinstname:Universidad Católica del Uruguayinstacron:Universidad Católica del Uruguaywork engagementUtrecht Work Engagement ScaleUWESpsychometric propertiesengagementUtrecht Work Engagement ScaleUWESpropiedades psicométricasAssessment of health workers´ engagement in Uruguay using the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES)Evaluación del engagement en trabajadores de la salud en Uruguay a través de la escala Utrecht de engagement en el trabajo (UWES)info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion10895/30662023-08-31 15:53:55.157oai:liberi.ucu.edu.uy:10895/3066Universidadhttps://www.ucu.edu.uy/https://liberi.ucu.edu.uy/oai/requestfranco.pertusso@ucu.edu.uyUruguayopendoar:103422023-08-31T18:53:55LIBERI - Universidad Católica del Uruguayfalse
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Gómez Garbero, Lucía
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Utrecht Work Engagement Scale
UWES
psychometric properties
engagement
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale
UWES
propiedades psicométricas
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title Assessment of health workers´ engagement in Uruguay using the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES)
title_full Assessment of health workers´ engagement in Uruguay using the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES)
title_fullStr Assessment of health workers´ engagement in Uruguay using the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES)
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of health workers´ engagement in Uruguay using the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES)
title_short Assessment of health workers´ engagement in Uruguay using the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES)
title_sort Assessment of health workers´ engagement in Uruguay using the Utrecht work engagement scale (UWES)
topic work engagement
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale
UWES
psychometric properties
engagement
Utrecht Work Engagement Scale
UWES
propiedades psicométricas
url https://revistas.ucu.edu.uy/index.php/cienciaspsicologicas/article/view/1888
https://hdl.handle.net/10895/3066