Inventário sobre significado do trabalho de profissionais de indústrias criativas / Validity characteristics of a meaning of work inventory in creative industries / Características de validez de un inventario de significado del trabajo en las industrias creativas

O objetivo deste artigo foi adaptar e validar um inventário de significado do trabalho feito com uma amostra de profissionais das indústrias criativas. A base teórica utilizada é o modelo de significado do trabalho desenvolvido pelo Meaning of Work Research Team (MOW). O referido inventário foi originalmente validado por pesquisadores espanhóis. Após validação semântica, o inventário foi aplicado a 230 profissionais das indústrias criativas no Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Os dados foram submetidos à análise fatorial exploratória, resultando em cinco fatores, coerentes com os domínios conceituais do modelo teórico de referência. Os índices de confiabilidade, tanto da medida em geral como dos cinco fatores da estrutura empírica encontrada, sugerem a adequação do instrumento. Discutem-se implicações de desdobramentos dos achados...

This paper aims to adapt and validate a meaning-of-work inventory using a sample of professionals working in creative industries. It relies on the theoretical model of meaning of work developed by the Meaning of Work (MOW) Research Team. The inventory was originally validated in Spain. It was first submitted for semantic validation into Portuguese, and then applied to 230 professionals working in Rio Grande do Norte-State creative industries. An exploratory factor analysis was carried out, resulting in a five-factor structure consistent with the theoretical frame of reference. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of both the scale and the subscales exhibited satisfactory levels of reliability, suggesting the adequacy of the instrument. Implications and consequences of these findings are discussed...

El objetivo de este artículo fue adaptar y validar un inventario de significado del trabajo con una muestra de profesionales de las industrias creativas. La base teórica utilizada fue el modelo de significado del trabajo desarrollado por el Meaning of Work Research Team (MOW). El referido inventario fue originalmente validado por investigadores españoles. Una vez realizada la validación semántica, dicho inventario fue aplicado a 230 profesionales de las industrias creativas actuantes en el Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Los datos fueron sometidos a análisis factorial exploratorio, resultando en cinco factores coherentes con los dominios conceptuales del modelo teórico de referencia. Los índices de confiabilidad, tanto de la medida como un todo como de los cinco factores de la estructura empírica encontrada, sugieren la adecuación del instrumento. Se discuten implicaciones de desdoblamientos de los resultados...

Tratamiento de malformaciones vasculares bucofaciales por esclerosis endoluminal con diodo láser / Treatment of orofacial vascular malformations by endoluminal sclerosis with diodo laser

Introducción: la terapia con láser es una opción terapéutica para las malformaciones vasculares bucofaciales. Objetivo: se realizó este estudio con el objetivo de caracterizar la muestra socio-demográficamente, clasificar topográficamente las lesiones, determinar la eficacia del tratamiento de la esclerosis endoluminal con diodo láser y las modificaciones en diámetro y permanencia lesional e identificar los accidentes y complicaciones. Método: fue un estudio de serie de casos en 12 pacientes del total de diagnosticados con malformaciones vasculares de bajo flujo que acudieron al Departamento de Cirugía Maxilofacial de la Facultad de Estomatología "Raúl González Sánchez", en el período octubre 2011 a febrero 2012. Se trataron mediante esclerosis endoluminal con diodo láser. Se valoró edad, sexo, localización, diámetro y permanencia lesional cronológicamente. Resultados: de los 12 pacientes, 66.7% de la muestra fue del sexo femenino; 33.3% de los pacientes tenían entre 30-39 años. El 50% experimentó regresión de la lesión tras una sesión de tratamiento. El edema postoperatorio fue la complicación más frecuente. Conclusiones: la esclerosis endoluminal con láser de diodo resulta un método eficaz y seguro en el tratamiento de malformaciones vasculares bucofaciales de bajo flujo.

Introduction: the laser therapy is a therapeutical option to treat vascular malformations. Objective: this study was done with the objectives:, to characterize the sample social-demographically, to classify lesions topographically, to determine effectiveness of endoluminal diode laser sclerosis in the treatment of low flow vascular malformations, to determine changes in diameter and lesions presence, to identify accidents and complications. Method: a study of cases was carried out in 12 patients of the total of patients who attended with the diagnosis of low flow vascular malformations, at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry "Raúl González Sánchez", from October 2011 to February 2012.The patients were treated by endoluminal sclerosis with diodo laser. Was assessment age, sex, area, diameter, and lesion presence chronologically. Results: 12 patients was studied, the 66.7 % of the sample were female, the 33,3% of the patients were with age among 30-39 years. The 50% had regression of lesion after one session of treatment. The complication most frequent was swelling. Conclusions: the endoluminal laser sclerosis was a safe and efficacy method to treat low flow vascular orofacial lesions.

Service quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intention in home delivered meals program

This study was conducted to evaluate recipients' perception of service quality, satisfaction, and behavioral intention in home delivered meals program in the US. Out of 398 questionnaires, 265 (66.6%) were collected, and 209 questionnaires (52.5%) were used for the statistical analysis. A Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) with a maximum likelihood was first conducted to estimate the measurement model by verifying the underlying structure of constructs. The level of internal consistency in each construct was acceptable, with Cronbach's alpha estimates ranging from 0.7 to 0.94. All of the composite reliabilities of the constructs were over the cutoff value of 0.50, ensuring adequate internal consistency of multiple items for each construct. As a second step, a Meals-On-Wheels (MOW) recipient perception model was estimated. The model's fit as indicated by these indexes was satisfactory and path coefficients were analyzed. Two paths between (1) volunteer issues and behavioral intention and (2) responsiveness and behavioral intention were not significant. The path for predicting a positive relationship between food quality and satisfaction was supported. The results show that having high food quality may create recipient satisfaction. The findings suggest that food quality and responsiveness are significant predictors of positive satisfaction. Moreover, satisfied recipients have positive behavioral intention toward MOW programs.