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Validation of the World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) among medical educators in Hong Kong: a confirmatory factor analysis.
Chan, Linda; Liu, Rebecca K W; Lam, Tai Pong; Chen, Julie Y; Tipoe, George L; Ganotice, Fraide A.
  • Chan L; Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
  • Liu RKW; The Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
  • Lam TP; Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
  • Chen JY; The Bau Institute of Medical and Health Sciences Education, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
  • Tipoe GL; Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, China.
  • Ganotice FA; Department of Family Medicine and Primary Care, The University of Hong Kong - Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
Med Educ Online ; 27(1): 2044635, 2022 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1740618
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the pre-existing global crisis of physician burnout. Physician and particularly medical educator well-being, has come into focus as educators can influence their own and learners' well-being. Measuring this construct is one important step towards promoting well-being in the work and learning environments. The 5-item World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5) has been validated in different populations worldwide for assessing well-being. Yet, its psychometric acceptability remains unexplored among medical educators in Asia including Hong Kong (HK). This study evaluates the validity of the WHO-5 when used among HK medical educators.

METHOD:

Using data from 435 medical educators, we employed combined within-network (confirmatory factor analysis; CFA) and between-network approaches (correlation and regression) to scale validation.

RESULTS:

CFA results indicated that our data fit the a priori WHO-5 model, suggesting structural validity. Results of comparison of means indicated no gender differences, but there were significant differences when participants were compared by age and professional backgrounds. Resilience predicted well-being as measured by the WHO-5, suggesting construct criterion validity.

CONCLUSIONS:

Our findings extend the validity evidence for the WHO-5 to HK medical educators examined in this study. This enables their well-being to be assessed when evaluating the impact of future well-being programmes.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mental Health / Surveys and Questionnaires / Faculty, Medical Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Med Educ Online Journal subject: Education Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 10872981.2022.2044635

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Mental Health / Surveys and Questionnaires / Faculty, Medical Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Prognostic study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: Med Educ Online Journal subject: Education Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 10872981.2022.2044635