title: Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale (KUHJSS): its validation in the Greek language.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Τranslation and validation of the Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Nurses' job satisfaction is crucial for the smooth functioning of the health-care system.
  
  
  METHODS
  A Greek translation of the scale was made and administered to 126 psychiatric nurses; 60 filled it out again after 15 days. The structural validity and internal consistency of the scale were also studied. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were also conducted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 69 (54.8%) of the participants were male and the majority (72.2%) were <40 years old. The exploratory factor analysis revealed a four-factor scale: Leadership, Working environment, Motivating factors and Team spirit (Cronbach alpha: 0.71-0.88). These factors were not identical to the factors of the Finnish version of the scale. The four-factor model created marginally fits the data and exhibits far better indices. Pearson correlation and intraclass correlation coefficient were near to 1, indicating the scale's high reliability.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The scale's properties were very satisfactory indicating that the scale is a reliable measure of job satisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Greek version of the Kuopio University Hospital Job Satisfaction Scale can be recommended to measure nurses' job satisfaction in Cyprus and Greece.
authors.affiliation: Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Despina
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sapountzi-Krepia
authors.affiliation: School of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Sparta, Greece.
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zyga
authors.affiliation: School of Human Movement and Quality of Life Sciences, Faculty of Nursing, University of Peloponnese, Sparta, Greece.
authors.forename: Panagiotis
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prezerakos
authors.affiliation: 404 GMH Scientific Collaborator Technological Educational Institution of Thessaly, Nursing Department, Larissa, Greece.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malliarou
authors.affiliation: Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Chrystalla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Efstathiou
authors.affiliation: Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
authors.forename: Krystallo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Christodoulou
authors.affiliation: Frederick University, Nicosia, Cyprus.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Charalambous
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003535:Cyprus; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards
keywords: job satisfaction; nursing staff; work conditions