Validation Study of the Malay Version of the Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire

Background: Work-family conflict has received increasing attention in recent decades in the area of workplace stressors, which can affect employees’ health. However, the dimensionality of the work–family conflict construct among the Malay-speaking population has not been clarified. In order to do so, it is crucial to use an instrument that is appropriate and valid for the Malay-speaking population. As such, the goal of this study was to validate and test the dimensionality of the Malay version of the Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire. Methods: The present study conducted exploratory factor analysis, confirmatory factor analysis, discriminant validity, convergent validity, and internal consistency, using Cronbach’s alpha, of the work–family conflict construct among 332 working women in Malaysia. Results: The results supported the existence of four dimensions in the Work-Family Conflict Questionnaire that distinguish between time based and strain-based work-family conflict and family-work conflict. The discriminant validity, convergent validity, and internal consistency of this construct are adequately supported. Conclusion: The findings of this study supported the existence of discriminant and convergent validity, as well as adequate reliability, for the construct. Thus, the Work–Family Conflict Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument among Malay-speaking working women.

Encontro musical: estratégia de cuidado de enfermagem em quimioterapia para discutir adoecimento/morte / Music session in chemotherapy: nursing care strategy for discussing illness/ death / Encuentro musical: estrategia de atención de enfermería en quimioterapia para discutir adolecer/muerte

Estudo descritivo realizado com clientes e familiares durante o encontro musical, estratégia de cuidado na quimioterapia para a comunicação dos participantes e a expressão dos sentimentos sobre adoecimento e morte. Objetivou se analisar as concepções de clientes em tratamento quimioterápico e familiares participantes dos encontros musicais sobre a morte e os recursos utilizados para o seu enfrentamento. Foi aplicada pesquisa convergente-assistencial, sendo obtidos dados através de entrevistas individuais e grupos de convergência num total de oito encontros semanais com 27 sujeitos. Pesquisa realizada no Hospital Central do Exército, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, em 2009. Os resultados apontam que os encontros facilitaram a expressão de crenças e sentimentos acerca do processo vida/morte, contribuindo para o enfrentamento da ansiedade na quimioterapia. O cuidado em oncologia deve abarcar a criação de espaços de compartilhamento que incluam atividades criativas como recurso para o enfrentamento da perspectiva de morte.

Descriptive research developed at the Central Army Hospital, in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil, 2009, with family and clients undergoing chemotherapy. The music session is a care strategy to encourage communication and expression feelings regarding illness and death. Its primary objective was to analyze participants’ perceptions of death as well as their resources for coping with it. Data was obtained with Assistential-Convergent Research, through individual interviews and convergence groups with 27 subjects for 8 weekly meetings. Results show meetings facilitated the expression of beliefs and feelings aboutlife / death, and contributed with mechanisms for coping with anxiety about chemotherapy. Oncology care should include the opening up of space for sharing creative activities for coping with death.

Estudio llevado a cabo con clientes y familiares durante el encuentro musical, estrategia de cuidado en la quimioterapia, para la comunicación de los participantes y la expresión de los sentimientos sobre adolecer y muerte. Se objetivó analizar las percepciones de clientes en tratamiento de quimioterapia y de familiares participantes acerca de lamuerte y los recursos utilizados para su confrontación. Metodología: Investigación Convergente Asistencial, datos obtenidos a través de entrevistas individuales y grupos de convergencia en un total de 8 reuniones semanales con 27 sujetos. La investigación se realizó en el Hospital Central del Ejército, en la ciudad de Río de Janeiro-Brasil, en 2009. Los resultados indican que las reuniones facilitaron la expresión de las creencias y sentimientos sobre el proceso vida / muerte, lo que contribuye para enfrentar la ansiedad en la quimioterapia. La atención en oncología debe incluir la creación de espacios que incluyen compartir actividades creativas como un recurso para la confrontación de perspectiva de la muerte.