Validación de la Escala Subjetiva de Carga mental de trabajo (ESCAM) en profesionales de la salud de Chile

  1. Paula Ceballos-Vásquez 1
  2. Gladys Rolo-González 2
  3. Estefanía Hernández-Fernaud 2
  4. Dolores Díaz-Cabrera 2
  5. Tatiana Paravic-Klijn 3
  6. Mónica Burgos-Moreno 3
  7. Omar Barriga 3
  1. 1 Universidad Católica del Maule
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    Universidad Católica del Maule

    Talca, Chile

    ROR https://ror.org/04vdpck27

    Geographic location of the organization Universidad Católica del Maule
  2. 2 Universidad de La Laguna
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    Universidad de La Laguna

    San Cristobal de La Laguna, España

    ROR https://ror.org/01r9z8p25

    Geographic location of the organization Universidad de La Laguna
  3. 3 Universidad de Concepción
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    Universidad de Concepción

    Concepción, Chile

    ROR https://ror.org/0460jpj73

    Geographic location of the organization Universidad de Concepción
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Journal:
Universitas psychologica

ISSN: 1657-9267

Year of publication: 2016

Volume: 15

Issue: 1

Pages: 261-270

Type: Article

DOI: 10.11144/JAVERIANA.UPSY15-1.VSMW DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

The aim of this study is to confirm the psychometric characteristics of the Subjective Mental Workload Scale (SCAM) in health workers of Chilean Hospitals. The instruments used were: (1) SCAM; (2) questionnaire SUSESO-ISTAS 21. The sample was composed of 379 workers from three hospitals. The findings showed that SCAM is structured in five dimensions: Cognitive demands and task complexity, Task characteristics, Temporal organization, Work rate, and Health consequences. Likewise, significant correlations between overall score of SCAM and its dimensions with the SUSESO-ISTAS 21 factors were found. Also, scale validity was verified through mental workload profiles with different professional groups.

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